inattention

From French inattention.

inattention (countable and uncountable, plural inattentions)

1. Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention

   Synonyms: disregard, heedlessness, neglect

2. An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inattention”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “inattention”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• intentation

From in- +‎ attention.

• IPA^(key): /i.na.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

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inattention f (plural inattentions)

1. inattention

• “inattention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.