Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Inattention.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Inattention.

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  • noun Failure to pay attention; ignoring or avoiding an issue, etc.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ attention

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Examples

  • His captor was a very wealthy person, Petulant-rich with nonattention, the girlish voice interrupted his inspection.

    Orphan Star Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • His captor was a very wealthy person, Petulant-rich with nonattention, the girlish voice interrupted his inspection.

    Orphan Star Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977

  • His captor was a very wealthy person, Petulant-rich with nonattention, the girlish voice interrupted his inspection.

    Orphan Star Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977

  • His captor was a very wealthyperson, Petulant-rich with nonattention, the girlish voice interrupted his inspection.

    Orphan Star Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977

  • The suffering and debilitating influences that often attend childbirth now are caused by our unnatural modes of living and nonattention to the laws of health.

    The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Anonymous

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