INATTENTIVENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inattentiveness mean? 

• INATTENTIVENESS (noun)
  The noun INATTENTIVENESS has 2 senses:

1. a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)

2. the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others

  Familiarity information: INATTENTIVENESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INATTENTIVENESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

heedlessness; inattentiveness

Hypernyms ("inattentiveness" is a kind of...):

inattention (lack of attention)

Antonym:

attentiveness (paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("inattentiveness" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inattentiveness"):

carelessness; sloppiness (the quality of not being careful or taking pains)

Antonym:

attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)

Derivation:

inattentive (not showing due care or attention)

 Context examples 

A usually reversible condition characterized by the acute and sudden development of confusion, illusions, movement changes, inattentiveness, agitation, and hallucinations.

(Delirium, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by the acute and sudden development of confusion, illusions, movement changes, inattentiveness, agitation, and hallucinations.

(Delirium, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A disorder characterized by CONFUSION; inattentiveness; disorientation; ILLUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; agitation; and in some instances autonomic nervous system overactivity.

(Delirium, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)