inaction
inaction · inactions
бездіяльність, безчинність
бездействие
Nichtstun, Untätigkeit, Trägheit, Tatenlosigkeit
Lack of action or activity or laborLack of action or activity or labor
/ɪnˈækʃən/
» His inaction annoys me to no end.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Lack of action or activity or labor
The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.
Untätigkeit, Tatenlosigkeit, Trägheit
безде́йствиеbezdéjstvije
бездія́льністьbezdijálʹnistʹ, безчи́нністьbezčýnnistʹ
More definitions
- the state of being inactive
Examples
9 sentencesHis inaction annoys me to no end.
Here comes inaction and we don't know how to stop it.
The consequences of inaction on these issues are not unknown, they are calculable.
Inaction can be deadlier than action.
Inaction can be a profound form of resistance.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
lack of action or activity:
Русский
By meaning 1
lack of action or activity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lack of action or activity:
Origin
From French inaction.From French inaction.
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Forms
plural: inactionsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of being inactive:inactivityinactiveness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable