Inadvertency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnɐdvˈɜːtənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnɐdvˈɜːtənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnɐdvˈɜːtənsi/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪnɐdvˈɜːtənsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heedlessness inadvertence unmindfulness

Antonyms

mindfulness heedfulness

Word Forms

unmindful	adjective	(followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of
inadvertent	adjective	happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unachtsamkeit

die Eigenschaft, Ihre Verantwortung zu vergessen oder zu ignorieren

🇫🇷French

inadvertance

le trait d'oubli ou d'ignorance de vos responsabilités

🇪🇸Spanish

inadvertencia

el rasgo de olvidar o ignorar tus responsabilidades

🇮🇹Italian

inavvertenza

la caratteristica di dimenticare o ignorare le proprie responsabilità

🇳🇱Dutch

onoplettendheid

de eigenschap dat u uw verantwoordelijkheden vergeet of negeert

🇵🇹Portuguese

descuido

a característica de esquecer ou ignorar suas responsabilidades

🇷🇺Russian

неосторожность

черта забывания или игнорирования своих обязанностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असावधानी

अपनी जिम्मेदारियों को भूलने या नजरअंदाज करने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

অসাবধানতা

আপনার দায়িত্ব ভুলে যাওয়া বা উপেক্ষা করার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனக்குறைவு

உங்கள் பொறுப்புகளை மறந்து அல்லது புறக்கணிக்கும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకోకుండా

మీ బాధ్యతలను మర్చిపోవడం లేదా విస్మరించడం అనే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनवधानता

आपल्या जबाबदाऱ्या विसरणे किंवा दुर्लक्ष करणे हे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજાણતા

તમારી જવાબદારીઓને ભૂલી જવા અથવા અવગણવાની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಚಾತುರ್ಯ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮರೆಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്രദ്ധ

നിങ്ങളുടെ ഉത്തരവാദിത്തങ്ങൾ മറക്കുകയോ അവഗണിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣਤਾ

ਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਭੁੱਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਨਜ਼ਰਅੰਦਾਜ਼ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

نادانی

اپنی ذمہ داریوں کو بھولنے یا نظر انداز کرنے کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漫不经心

忘记或忽视你的责任的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

虚

自分の責任を忘れたり無視したりする特性

🇰🇷Korean

부주의

자신의 책임을 잊거나 무시하는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vô tình

đặc điểm của việc quên hoặc phớt lờ trách nhiệm của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่ตั้งใจ

ลักษณะการลืมหรือละเลยความรับผิดชอบของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelalaian

sifat melupakan atau mengabaikan tanggung jawab Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi sinasadya

ang katangian ng pagkalimot o pagwawalang-bahala sa iyong mga responsibilidad

🇲🇾Malay

ketidaksengajaan

sifat melupakan atau mengabaikan tanggungjawab anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غفلة

سمة النسيان أو التجاهل لمسؤولياتك

🇮🇷Persian

سهوی

ویژگی فراموش کردن یا نادیده گرفتن مسئولیت های خود

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkatsizlik

sorumluluklarınızı unutma veya görmezden gelme özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר מודעות

התכונה של שכחה או התעלמות מהאחריות שלך

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The primary meaning of 'inadvertency' is 'the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities'.

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