Inattentive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing a lack of attention or care

not showing due care or attention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnɐtˈɛntɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnɐtˈɛntɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnɐtˈɛntɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnɐtˈɛntɪv/.

Examples

inattentive students
an inattentive babysitter
inattentive students

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

neglectful

Antonyms

attentive

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing a lack of attention or care “inattentive students”
adjective	not showing due care or attention “inattentive students”

Word Forms

inattentiveness	noun	the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
neglectfulness	noun	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unaufmerksam

einen Mangel an Aufmerksamkeit oder Fürsorge zeigen

🇫🇷French

inattentif

montrant un manque d’attention ou de soin

🇪🇸Spanish

inatento

mostrando falta de atención o cuidado

🇮🇹Italian

distratto

mostrando una mancanza di attenzione o cura

🇳🇱Dutch

onoplettend

blijk geven van een gebrek aan aandacht of zorg

🇵🇹Portuguese

desatento

mostrando falta de atenção ou cuidado

🇷🇺Russian

невнимательный

демонстрируя недостаток внимания или заботы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असावधान

ध्यान या देखभाल की कमी दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

অমনোযোগী

মনোযোগ বা যত্নের অভাব দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனக்குறைவான

கவனம் அல்லது கவனிப்பு இல்லாததைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అజాగ్రత్త

శ్రద్ధ లేదా సంరక్షణ లేకపోవడాన్ని చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

बेफिकीर

लक्ष किंवा काळजीची कमतरता दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેદરકાર

ધ્યાન અથવા કાળજીનો અભાવ દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಮನವಿಲ್ಲದ

ಗಮನ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಳಜಿಯ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്രദ്ധ

ശ്രദ്ധയുടെയോ പരിചരണത്തിൻ്റെയോ അഭാവം കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਪਰਵਾਹ

ਧਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لاپرواہ

توجہ یا دیکھ بھال کی کمی کو ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不专心

表现出缺乏关注或照顾

🇯🇵Japanese

不注意な

注意力や気遣いの欠如を示す

🇰🇷Korean

부주의한

관심이나 보살핌이 부족하다는 것을 보여줌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiếu chú ý

cho thấy sự thiếu quan tâm hoặc chăm sóc

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ตั้งใจ

แสดงการขาดความสนใจหรือการดูแล

🇮🇩Indonesian

leha

menunjukkan kurangnya perhatian atau perhatian

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pakialam

pagpapakita ng kakulangan sa atensyon o pangangalaga

🇲🇾Malay

lalai

menunjukkan kurang perhatian atau penjagaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غافل

إظهار عدم الاهتمام أو الرعاية

🇮🇷Persian

بی توجه

نشان دادن عدم توجه یا مراقبت

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkatsiz

dikkat veya özen eksikliği göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מַקשִׁיב

מראה על חוסר תשומת לב או טיפול

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The primary meaning of 'inattentive' is 'showing a lack of attention or care'.

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Using 'inattentive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'inattentive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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