inattention

[ in-uh-ten-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪn əˈtɛn ʃən /

lack of attention; negligence.

an act of neglect.

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First recorded in 1700–10; in-³ + attention

Unmarried women were put off by inattention to their issues, particularly in the debates, says Greenberg, and that hurt Obama.
Obama’s Women Supporters and the ‘Marriage Gap’ Wild Card|Eleanor Clift|November 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Numbers also help explain all that inattention on Tuesday night.
Last Look at Munch’s ‘The Scream’ as Painting Is Auctioned for $119M|Blake Gopnik|May 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They were accidental owners who turned their inattention into a virtue.
How Old Money Beat Murdoch|Sarah Ellison|May 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The trouble is that an inattention to the details of money is not exactly what we want in a Treasury secretary at the moment.
Obama's Strange Obsession|Tina Brown|February 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Still, as the inflation of the claims has been urged as an excuse for inattention to them, a word upon that point is desirable.
The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)|Justin H. Smith
But at this moment she perceived that Gervais, profiting by her inattention, was busy seeking his "paradise lost."
Fruitfulness|Emile Zola
I fell into an inattention to religion, or an indifference about it, in my ninth year.
Life of Johnson|James Boswell
First of all, either from inattention, or from want of comprehension, these denunciations made but a faint impression upon me.
Rattlin the Reefer|Edward Howard
I am perhaps too sensitive to any kind of inattention; but it's not wholly unnatural in my position, Hector.
Beaumaroy Home from the Wars|Anthony Hope