- inattention
n. inattention to (inattention to detail)
* * *[ˌɪnə'tenʃ(ə)n]inattention to (inattention to detail)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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inattention — [ inatɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1662; de 1. in et attention ♦ Manque d attention. Un instant, une minute d inattention et l accident arrive. Imprudent par inattention. ⇒ distraction, inadvertance, insouciance, légèreté, négligence. Faute, erreur d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Inattention — In at*ten tion, n. [Pref. in not + attention: cf. F. inattention.] Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect. [1913 Webster] Novel lays attract our ravished ears; But old, the mind inattention hears. Pope.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inattention — index dishonor (nonpayment), disinterest (lack of interest), disregard (unconcern), disuse, inconsideration … Law dictionary
inattention — (n.) 1710, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + ATTENTION (Cf. attention) … Etymology dictionary
inattention — [in΄ə ten′shən] n. failure to pay attention; heedlessness; negligence … English World dictionary
Inattention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inattention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inattention inattention inconsideration Sgm: N 1 inconsiderateness inconsiderateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 oversight oversight Sgm: N 1 inadvertence inadvertence inadvertency … English dictionary for students
inattention — (i na tan sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Défaut d attention. C est pure inattention de sa part. Faute commise par inattention. • Si, dans la nouvelle géographie d Hubner, on trouve que les bornes de l Europe sont à l endroit où … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
inattention — in|at|ten|tion [ˌınəˈtenʃən] n [U] lack of attention ▪ a moment of inattention inattention to ▪ inattention to detail … Dictionary of contemporary English
INATTENTION — s. f. Défaut d attention. Il a fait cette faute par inattention. C est pure inattention … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
INATTENTION — n. f. Défaut d’attention. Il fait cette faute par inattention. C’est pure inattention de sa part … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
