inattention
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Britannica Dictionary definition of INATTENTION
[noncount]
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failure to carefully think about, listen to, or watch someone or something
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lack of attention
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Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention.
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They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail.
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inattentive drivers
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inattentive behavior
— inattentively
adverb-
I was listening inattentively and missed what she said.
— inattentiveness
noun [noncount]-
mistakes due to inattentiveness [=inattention]
