inattentiveness
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7.0
- noun
- /ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪvnəs/
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desatención
- Her inattentiveness while driving caused her to miss the stop sign completely.
- poor inattentiveness
Examples
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Most of all, love threatened the pain of loss, which she imagined as the inattentiveness of the loved one.
Academic text (1994) -
You are correct that our current culture, hormones, etc. can induce impulsiveness and inattentiveness.
Blog text (25) -
Is it inattentiveness, the low capacity to listen?
Academic text (2002) -
Numerous factors might have been involved, including roadway conditions, bad weather, and the inattentiveness of other drivers.
Blog text (19) -
Keeping Control - Comments made in response to players misbehaving on the sidelines, or to the inattentiveness of the players during the game.
Academic text (2006) -
In the case of ADHD, the most quickly noticed behavioral and psychological patterns are the hyperactivity and inattentiveness described above.
Academic text (1997) -
(b) Are the observed behavioral problems, inattentiveness, and dislike for school a result of his unmet needs as a gifted student?
Academic text (2006) -
The discrepancies that exist in the functioning of the LD/G individual are often attributed to laziness, inattentiveness, and willfulness.
Academic text (1992) -
In terms of teachers' gender and perceptions of challenging behavior, Friedman (1995) observed that male teachers were more sensitive to student inattentiveness, and female teachers struggled more with student disrespect.
Academic text (2013) -
The PSQ is a 22-question survey that asks questions related to snoring and troubled breathing, daytime sleepiness, inattentiveness, and other common symptoms of pediatric OSA.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
100
3.5
Not caring for someone or something that needs care
16
2.8
Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents
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4.6
Not noticing things around you
5
3.7
Careless, untidy behaviour that shows little attention to detail
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7.4
Not noticing things happening around you
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7.8
Not paying attention to danger or important things
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7.5
A tendency to lose focus because of things around you
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6.8
Not thinking about other people's feelings or needs
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9.3
Not paying attention causes mistakes
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7.4
A state of being so distracted that you forget things and miss details
Not paying attention and being careless about work
Not giving needed care and attention to responsibilities or people
Lack of attention that makes you forget or ignore tasks
Not being careful or responsible about doing what is right
Not able to pay attention because your mind is on other things
Not being careful about danger or risk
Failure to pay attention before acting or speaking
Not thinking about other people's feelings or needs
Antonyms
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Morphology
inattentiveness = inattentive (semi-transparent) = in + attent + ive + ness
The noun is a standard and easily understandable quality noun formed from the adjective 'inattentive' with '-ness'.
Etymology
The word inattentiveness comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and attentive, which is the same root as attention meaning 'to pay attention'. So, inattentiveness means 'not paying attention', which is why it often causes mistakes or can hurt other people's feelings.