nonaction
- noun
- /nɒnˈækʃən/
:
inaacción
- Silences that communicate are accompanied in turn by a number of nonactions that signify.
Examples
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He even had BAA guidelines to back him up on this sensible course of nonaction.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Students requested both more fiction and more nonaction, but the requests for specific fiction far outnumbered nonaction."
Academic text (2011) -
The participation that GRAV offered, it would seem, could give the cover of presence for the real nonaction that was, in reality, an active absence.
Academic text (2014) -
Her first nonaction work, Long Way Home, offers an account of what inspired her to establish the project, which relies on the work of Loyola law students.
Academic text (2011) -
Thus, this nonaction is a lack, but as a repeated one, it helps to fill the book's fabula, and, of course, its telling swells the book's discourse.
Academic text (1991) -
The term wu wei is frequently used in Taoist philosophy and means literally "nonaction." In the West, the term is usually interpreted as referring to passivity.
Academic text (1993) -
In the face of rising unemployment, her decision to remain silent was seen as nonaction when immediate solutions were needed.
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The government's nonaction in response to the crisis led to widespread criticism from the public.
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His nonaction during the emergency situation was unexpected, as many anticipated a prompt response.
Synonyms
39
4.9
Not doing anything when something should be done
34
3.9
A feeling of not wanting to do something
12
3.5
A period of time with no movement or action
9
6.3
Accepting things without trying to change them
2
8.0
A feeling of not wanting to do something
1
5.6
A habit of accepting what happens without acting
1
9.9
Not doing something you must do by law or duty that hurts people
A period of not doing anything or moving
A situation where people avoid making a clear choice about something
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonaction = action (transparent) = non + action
The meaning is directly composed of the negative prefix 'non-' plus the noun 'action', so learners who know both can derive the meaning.
Etymology
The word nonaction breaks into non- meaning 'not' and action meaning 'doing', the same root as act. So nonaction simply means choosing 'not' to do something, especially when action would be expected or needed.