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nonaction

  • a word derived from action.
    action
    noun
    the process or state of acting or of being active.

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Moreover, being in a state of nonaction, softness, and flow allows one to be spontaneous and reactive to circumstances.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

I think this a real opportunity for nonaction.

From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2019

He witnessed the cost of political nonaction in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2018

It has to escalate so that heads of state, heads of government, will consider the social, financial, and human costs of nonaction.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 14, 2015

In any and every situation, nonaction is never a sane and rational approach.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers