Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disattention

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-at-ten-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack of attention; a failure to pay attention.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The poem makes enormous demands: we are to be confronted with all our disattentions, with how small mind we pay to what is offered us."

Etymology

From dis- + attention.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis

Usage

Inflected Forms

disattentions (plural)

Questions

What does disattention mean?: A lack of attention; a failure to pay attention.
Where does disattention come from?: From dis- + attention.

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