Get to know Inattention better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like attention.
Inattention in a sentence
Inattention meaning
- Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention
- An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.
Synonyms of Inattention
Using Inattention
- The main meaning on this page is: Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention | An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.
- Useful related words include: basic cognitive process, attention.
- In the example corpus, inattention often appears in combinations such as: driver inattention, of inattention, inattention and.
Context around Inattention
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Inattention
- In this selection, "inattention" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, driver, momentary, regulatory, distractibility, discourtesy and causing stand out and add context to how "inattention" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include driver inattention on the and aggression and inattention. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "inattention" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with inattention
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Inattentive inattention leads to, you guessed it, unknown unknowns. (9 words)
But either from inattention, cynicism, or timidity, Biden isn't signaling that move. (13 words)
Bush and Obama did that by inattention and incomprehension of what was at stake. (14 words)
A clinician looks for five or more symptoms of inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity that have lasted for at least six months, are causing significant disruption in daily life, and cannot be better explained by another mental health condition. (38 words)
Just when Hale (or another version of Dolores inside Hale's body, rather) was feeling resentful of Dolores' inattention to her, the car with her (sort of) family blows up with her in it. (34 words)
At this time, deputies believe there were no witnesses to the crash and there is no evidence to explain why the vehicle went off the road other than potentially speed and/or inattention. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Judge Allen said Magnay’s inattention was just seconds – that was not caused by distraction, phone use or ill driving but rather looking at the traffic around him.
Police believe Thursday's crash at Chiltern that killed four Central West residents was caused by momentary inattention by a driver.
Schneier worries about a repeat of the regulatory inattention that enabled Big Tech’s assault on privacy.
According to experts' preliminary opinions, this may be the most rigorous test yet of Tesla's claim that driver inattention was the root cause of the crash.
A clinician looks for five or more symptoms of inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity that have lasted for at least six months, are causing significant disruption in daily life, and cannot be better explained by another mental health condition.
Current research shows that up to half of children with ADD will continue to have difficulties with inattention, distractibility, and impulsivity for the rest of their lives.
He said that the ‘failure’ on the part of the commissioners to respond appropriately to emails shows ‘inattention, discourtesy and lack of respect’.
The losses appear to result from general inattention and cooling sentiment after a stellar earnings report initially sent shares soaring.
The teen girl was driving a Toyota RAV4 and veered into oncoming traffic during a moment of inattention, causing a head-on collision with the Hilux.
At this time, deputies believe there were no witnesses to the crash and there is no evidence to explain why the vehicle went off the road other than potentially speed and/or inattention.
But either from inattention, cynicism, or timidity, Biden isn't signaling that move.
Driver inattention on the part of Dowers is being investigated as a possible contributing factor.
Driver inattention on the part of Moses is being investigated as a possible contributing factor.
Just when Hale (or another version of Dolores inside Hale's body, rather) was feeling resentful of Dolores' inattention to her, the car with her (sort of) family blows up with her in it.
Still, I’d argue it’s equally the result of Sony’s inattention as Microsoft’s generosity.
The reasons cited included long delays in judicial processes, the complexity of the judicial system, the lack of advice or legal assistance, the inattention of judges, and high costs.
Those attachments have been frayed by decades of unfettered capitalism and inattention to traditional social structures, like the family and organized religion.
Bush and Obama did that by inattention and incomprehension of what was at stake.
Inattentive inattention leads to, you guessed it, unknown unknowns.
More deeply, calls for technical saviours are essentially wrongheaded because they disregard the root cause of the problems: driver behaviour – specifically, aggression and inattention.
Common combinations with inattention
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- driver inattention 4×
- of inattention 4×
- inattention and 4×
- inattention was 3×
- inattention to 3×
- with inattention 2×
- inattention on 2×
- and inattention 2×