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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inattention \In`at*ten"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not + attention: cf F. inattention.] Want of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect. Novel lays attract our ravished ears; But old the mind inattention hears. --Pope. Syn: Inadvertence; heedlessness; negligence; carelessness; disregard; remissness; thoughtlessness; neglect. Usage: {Inattention}, {Inadvertence}. We miss seeing a thing through inadvertence when do not happen to look at it through inattention when we give no heed to it though directly before us The latter is therefore the worse. Inadvertence may be an involuntary accident; inattention is culpable neglect. A versatile mind is often inadvertent; a careless or stupid one is inattentive. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inattention n : lack of attention [ant: {attention}]
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