inattentive

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ attentive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.əˈtɛn.tɪv/

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Adjective

inattentive (comparative more inattentive, superlative most inattentive)

1. Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.

   He was inattentive in class and did not do well in his exams.

Synonyms

• absent-minded
• distracted
• distrait
• unconcentrated

Antonyms

• attentive
• vigilant

Derived terms

• inattentively
• inattentiveness

Translations

not paying attention

Arabic: سَاهٍ m (sāhin) Armenian: ցրված (hy) (cʻrvac) Belarusian: няўва́жлівы (njaŭvážlivy), няўва́жны (njaŭvážny) Bulgarian: невнима́телен (bg) (nevnimátelen) Chinese: Mandarin: 分心 (zh) (fēnxīn), 心不在焉 (zh) (xīnbùzàiyān), 心神恍惚 (zh) (xīnshénhuǎnghū), 失神 (zh) (shīshén) Czech: nepozorný m Esperanto: senatenta Finnish: tarkkaamaton (fi) French: inattentif (fr) German: unaufmerksam (de) Ido: neatencoza (io) Irish: anaireach Italian: inattento (it) Kazakh: алаңғасар (alañğasar) Manx: neuarreydagh, antortagh Maori: pihoi, taringa morimori, taringa whitirua, taringa kōroiroi, muhukai Polish: nieuważny (pl) Romanian: neatent (ro) Russian: невнима́тельный (ru) (nevnimátelʹnyj) Slovak: nepozorný Spanish: desatento (es) Ukrainian: неува́жний (neuvážnyj), неува́жливий (neuvážlyvyj) Vietnamese: lơ đãng

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

inattentive

1. feminine singular of inattentif