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   inattention

   /ˌɪnəˈtɛnʃn/

   noun

   • 1. lack of attention; distraction: "a moment of inattention which could have cost lives" Similar lack of concentrationdistractioninattentivenesspreoccupationabsent-mindednessdaydreamingdreaminessreveriewool-gatheringabstractionstaring into spaceobliviousnessbrown studyinformal:brain fartnegligenceneglectneglectfulnessdisregardslacknessremissnesslaxnessforgetfulnesscarelessnessthoughtlessnessheedlessnessindifferenceunconcerninconsiderationrare:oscitationOpposite attentionconcentrationcare
   • ▪ failure to attend to one's responsibilities; negligence: "his inattention to duty"

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