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inattention
/ˌɪnəˈtɛnʃn/
noun
1.
lack of attention; distraction:
"a moment of inattention which could have cost lives"
Similar
lack of concentration
distraction
inattentiveness
preoccupation
absent-mindedness
daydreaming
dreaminess
reverie
wool-gathering
abstraction
staring into space
obliviousness
brown study
informal:
brain fart
negligence
neglect
neglectfulness
disregard
slackness
remissness
laxness
forgetfulness
carelessness
thoughtlessness
heedlessness
indifference
unconcern
inconsideration
rare:
oscitation
Opposite
attention
concentration
care
▪
failure to attend to one's responsibilities; negligence:
"his inattention to duty"
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