Inaction

//ɪnˈækʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of action or activity or labor countable, uncountable

    "Hmm, yes, 'negotiations' is an interesting choice of words given that ministers have steadfastly refused to meet the unions for the past year; a clear case of industrial inaction."

  2. 2
    the state of being inactive wordnet

Synonyms

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immobilityactingactivecontemplationdefaultdormancy

Example

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"Here comes inaction and we don't know how to stop it."

Etymology

From French inaction. Morphologically in- + action.

Related phrases

in frontput in

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