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" Cinema, radio, television, magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen in without hearing."
Robert Bresson

Meaning of "inattention" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INATTENTION

ˌɪnəˈtenʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INATTENTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inattention is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INATTENTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Attention

Attention is the behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. Attention has also been referred to as the allocation of processing resources. Attention is one of the most intensely studied topics within psychology, cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology. Attention remains a major area of investigation within education, psychology, neuroscience and neuropsychology. Areas of active investigation involve determining the source of the signals that generate attention, the effects of these signals on the tuning properties of sensory neurons, and the relationship between attention and other behavioral and cognitive processes like working memory and vigilance. A relatively new body of research, which expands upon earlier research within neuropsychology, is investigating the diagnostic symptoms associated with traumatic brain injuries and their effects on attention. Attention also has variational differences among differing cultures. The relationships between attention and consciousness are complex enough that they have warranted perennial philosophical exploration.

Definition of inattention in the English dictionary

The definition of inattention in the dictionary is failure to pay attention; heedlessness; negligence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INATTENTION

attention · circumvention · coextension · convention · descension · dimension · dissention · distention · expansion · extension · inapprehension · inextension · intervention · luftmenschen · mention · obtention · postconvention · posttension · presension · suspension

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INATTENTION

inarticulate · inarticulately · inarticulateness · inarticulation · inartificial · inartificially · inartistic · inartistically · inasmuch · inasmuch as · inattentive · inattentively · inattentiveness · inaudibility · inaudible · inaudibleness · inaudibly · inaugural · inaugurate · inauguration

WORDS THAT END LIKE INATTENTION

abstention · accreditation · armed intervention · bone of contention · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · chemoprevention · contention · contravention · crime prevention · detention · fire prevention · honourable mention · indention · intention · invention · National Convention · political convention · reinvention · retention · selective attention · subvention

Synonyms and antonyms of inattention in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INATTENTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inattention» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «inattention» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF INATTENTION

Find out the translation of inattention to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of inattention from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inattention» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

注意力不集中
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

la falta de atención
570 millions of speakers
en

English

inattention
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

आनाकानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغفلة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

невнимательность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

desatenção
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অসাবধানতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

inattention
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak masuk akal
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Unaufmerksamkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

不注意
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

부주의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Inattention
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không lưu ý
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கவனமின்மை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dikkatsizlik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

disattenzione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

nieuwaga
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

неуважність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

neatenție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απροσεξία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onoplettend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ouppmärksamhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uoppmerksomhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inattention

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INATTENTION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of inattention
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inattention

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3 QUOTES WITH «INATTENTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inattention.
1
Greg Anderson
Although our inattention can contribute to our lack of total well-being, we also have the power to choose positive behaviors and responses. In that choice we change our every experience of life!
2
Robert Bresson
Cinema, radio, television, magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen in without hearing.
3
Bharati Mukherjee
In India, there are real consequences to inattention; drivers who jeopardize pedestrians can be lynched on the spot.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INATTENTION»

Discover the use of inattention in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inattention and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Driver Distraction and Inattention: Advances in Research and ...
The situation is similar in other countries. This book adds to the accumulating evidence-base on driver distraction and inattention.
Professor John D Lee, Professor Gerald Matthews, Mr Trent W Victor, 2013
2
Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation
CLINICAL SYNDROMES, SIGNS, AND TESTING Sensory Inattention Unawareness. Sensory inattention is a form of selective unawareness that can be defined by its modality (tactile, visual, or auditory) and its distribution (hemispatial or ...
Richard L. Harvey MD, Richard F. Macko MD, Dr. Joel Stein MD, 2008
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Spatial Neglect: A Clinical Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment
In order to provide clinicians with a more behaviourally relevant measure of visual neglect in peripersonal space, Wilson, Cockburn, and Halligan (1987) devised and standardised the Behavioural Inattention Test (BIT) (Wilson, 1987).
Ian H. Robertson, Peter W. Halligan, 1999
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Neuropsychological Assessment
The arbitrariness of this division of receptive activities is never more obvious than when considering the inattention phenomenon. It is dealt with in this chapter because itnperception — conscious unawareness of stimuli — is its most striking  ...
Muriel Deutsch Lezak, 2004
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Interrelationships of Inattention, Hyperactivity, and ...
Two related questions were examined in this study.
Moises Rodriguez, 2007
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Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, Inattention (HIA) and Conduct ...
The purpose of the current study was to replicate and extend prior research by examining neighborhood context as a moderator of the relation between hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention (HIA) difficulties and conduct problems among ...
Alecia A. Zalot, 2007
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Erving Goffman and Modern Sociology
Accessibility and Civil Inattention In Relations in Public, Goffman tells us that normally social life involves "non-acquainteds offering each other civil inattention " (1971: 260). This refers to something more elaborate than reciprocal indifference.
Philip Manning, 1992
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Neurology in Clinical Practice: Principles of diagnosis and ...
Frequency of Hemi-Inattention Across Diseases Community-based studies of stroke survivors detect visual neglect in 10-30% of patients. The neglect is modestly associated with poorer ADL scores and slower recovery, although severe ...
Walter George Bradley, 2004
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Social Theory and Modern Sociology
But this kind of behaviour contrasts with what is normal, which Goffman labels ' civil inattention'. The actor shows that he or she is aware that the others are there, while not making those others the object of any special curiosity. Thus the eyes of  ...
Anthony Giddens, 1987
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Squares: A Public Place Design Guide for Urbanists
(2) Civic inattention — "What seems to be involved [in the practice of civic inattention] is that one gives to another enough visual notice to demonstrate that one appreciates that the other is present . . . while at the next moment withdrawing one's ...
Mark C. Childs, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INATTENTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inattention is used in the context of the following news items.
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Iran censures UNSC inattention to UN role in Yemen - Saba Net …
TEHRAN, July 17 (Saba) – The Iranian Assistant to the Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hussein Amir Abdulilahyan has criticized ... «Yemen News Agency, Jul 15»
2
Man fined €4,000 for careless driving causing death of woman
“We are all capable of inattention, it is a human failing. We are not automatons,” the judge said. He added that there was “no doubt (Hannezo) ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Another Google Self-Driving Car Involved In Minor Accident, This …
Urmson claims that every accident has been the result of "human error and inattention"; he says that not a single collision thus far has been ... «Fast Company, Jul 15»
4
The Greatness of Eva Brann
Resisting another trend of modern scholarship—the tendency to assume inattention or inadequacy on the part of authors, and to seek ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
5
Driverless car of the future could already be in your driveway
... only eliminate human error, but also the three biggest killers on our roads – speeding, drink and drug driving and inattention," Ms Still said. «WA today, Jul 15»
6
Women injured in I-182 crash in Richland | Crime & court news | Tri …
Speeding and inattention caused the crash. Both women were wearing seat belts. The cars were totaled and towed from the scene. Copyright ... «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Jul 15»
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Cellphone use while driving in California sees 39 percent increase …
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 80 percent of vehicle crashes involve some sort of driver inattention, and ... «Sierra Sun, Jul 15»
8
ADHD: Your Summer Checklist | Tasneem Bhatia, M.D.
The inattention that you may be noticing may be connected to those digestive symptoms. Summer is a great time to work on diet modification, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Baby steps to heathy eating - The Daily Herald: Columns
Obviously a single can of non-diet soda won't kill anyone — but our inattention to its heavy impact on our health will. Inattention is basically at ... «Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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It's a great era for TV actresses. These five deserved Emmy …
And as frustrated as I am by things like the continued inattention to a terrific series such as “The Americans” (with the exception of a nomination ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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