inattentive

in·at·ten·tive

 (ĭn′ə-tĕn′tĭv)

adj.

Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive.

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in′at·ten′tive·ly adv.

in′at·ten′tive·ness n.

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inattentive

(ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv)

adj

not paying attention; heedless; negligent

ˌinatˈtention, ˌinatˈtentiveness n

ˌinatˈtentively adv

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in•at•ten•tive

(ˌɪn əˈtɛn tɪv)

adj.

not attentive; negligent.

[1735–45]

in`at•ten′tive•ly, adv.

in`at•ten′tive•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark" negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence" attentive - (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"
	2.	inattentive - not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents" neglectful negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

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inattentive

adjective preoccupied, distracted, careless, negligent, dreamy, regardless, vague, thoughtless, absent-minded, slapdash, neglectful, heedless, slipshod, remiss, unmindful, unobservant, unheeding, distrait, ditzy or ditsy (slang) These children were more likely to be inattentive at school.
aware, careful, attentive, thoughtful, heeding, mindful, considerate, observant

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inattentive

adjective

1. So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings:

absent, absent-minded, abstracted, bemused, distrait, faraway, preoccupied.

Idiom: a million miles away.

2. Lacking or marked by a lack of care:

careless, feckless, heedless, irresponsible, reckless, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking.

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Translations

غَيْر مُنْتَبِه

nepozorný

uopmærksom

unaufmerksam

inattentifnégligentdistrait

sem tekur illa eftir

disattentodisattenzione

dėmesio nebuvimasnedėmesingasnedėmesingumas

neuzmanīgs

dikkatsiz

不注意的

inattentive

[ˌɪnəˈtentɪv] ADJ (= distracted) → desatento, distraído; (= neglectful) → poco atento
she accused him of being inattentive to her and the children → lo acusó de no prestarles suficiente atención a ella y a los niños

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inattentive

[ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv] adj

[pupil, reader, audience] → inattentif/ive

[driver] → négligent(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inattentive

adj → unaufmerksam; he was inattentive to her requests → er beachtete ihre Wünsche nicht

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inattentive

[ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv] adj → disattento/a, distratto/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

inattentive

(inəˈtentiv) adjective

not paying attention; not attentive. This pupil is very inattentive in class; an inattentive audience. onoplettend غَيْر مُنْتَبِه невнимателен desatento nepozorný unaufmerksam uopmærksom απρόσεκτος, αδιάφορος poco atento, distraído, despistado tähelepanematu بی توجه tarkkaamaton inattentif שֶׁאֵינוֹ שָׂם לֵב असावधान nepažljiv figyelmetlen lalai, kurang memperhatikan sem tekur illa eftir disattento 不注意な 부주의한 nedėmesingas neuzmanīgs tidak memberikan perhatian onoplettenduoppmerksomnieuważny بې پامه، بې توجه، بې پروا desatento ne­atent невнимательный nepozorný nepazljiv nepažljiv ouppmärksam เพิกเฉย dikkatsiz 不專心的 неуважний غیر متوجہ lơ là 不注意的

ˌinatˈtention noun

onoplettendheid عَدَم إنتِباه невнимание desatenção nepozornost die Unaufmerksamkeit uopmærksomhed απροσεξία, αδιαφορία poca atención, distracción, despiste tähelepanematus بی توجهی tarkkaamattomuus inattention חוֹסֶר תְשומַת לֵב असावधानी nepažnja figyelmetlenség kelalaian eftirtektarleysi; skeytingarleysi disattenzione 不注意 부주의 dėmesio nebuvimas neuzmanība tidak memberikan perhatian onoplettendheiduoppmerksomhet brak uwagi بې پامى، بې توجهى، بې پروائى desatenção neatenţie невнимание nepozornosť nepazljivost nepažnja ouppmärksamhet การปล่อยปละละเลย dikkatsizlik 不專心 неуважність بے خیالی sự lơ là 不注意

ˌinatˈtentiveness noun

onoplettendheid عَدَم إنْتِباه невнимателност desatenção nedbalost die Unaufmerksamkeit uopmærksomhed; manglende koncentration απροσεξία, αδιαφορία poca atención, distracción, despiste tähelepanematus عدم توجه tarkkaamattomuus inattention חוסר קֶשֶב असावधानी neobaziranje figyelmetlenség kelalaian eftirtektarleysi; skeytingarleysi disattenzione 不注意であること 부주의함 nedėmesingumas neuzmanīgums sifat tidak memberikan perhatian onoplettendheiduoppmerksomhet, manglende konsentrasjon nieuważność بې توجهى desatenção neatenţie невнимательность nedbalosť nepazljivost nepažljivost ouppmärksamhet ความเพิกเฉย dikkatsizlik 不專心 неуважність بے توجہی sự lơ là 不注意

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