inaction
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4.9
- noun
- /ɪˈnækʃən/
- His inaction during the emergency made others question his leadership.
- government inaction
- cost of inaction
- action and inaction
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- And it tends to shift the body and brain toward more inaction.
- It's a life that's conscious of our action and our inaction.
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- These are all the people getting screwed by the inaction.
- And because your mind's not right, you're going to dwell and it's going to create inaction.
Examples
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And I understand that my inaction was of equally awful consequence.
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Our inaction is perceived as weakness.
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Waiting and inaction are active decisions.
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His inaction is difficult for me to accept.
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The risk of inaction is extremely high, and every day you live your life, you lose another day of life.
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Critical to this analysis is the idea that action and inaction both involve elements of risk.
Academic text (1993) -
Do not make the assumption that inaction has no price.
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The city's leadership, as well as the federal government, were warned that inaction would lead to more violence.
Academic text (1997) -
No matter what the rationalization to justify looking the other way, inaction always involves elements of risk.
Academic text (1993) -
The consequences of inaction were evident when the project fell behind schedule.
Synonyms
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3.5
A period of time with no movement or action
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6.3
Accepting things without trying to change them
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6.0
Not taking part in an activity, especially when others do it together
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5.6
A habit of accepting what happens without acting
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7.4
Not taking part in group activities or events
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7.9
Not doing anything when you should do something, often making the problem worse
A period of not doing anything or moving
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Etymology
Inaction comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the word action, so it literally means 'not acting'. That is why inaction means a lack of action or doing nothing when action is needed.