Definitions for Inaction
ɪnˈæk ʃənin·ac·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. inaction, inactivity, inactivenessnoun

   the state of being inactive

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inactionnoun

   Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inactionnoun

   Cessation from labour; forbearance of labour.

   Etymology: inaction, Fr. in and action.

   The times and amusements past are not more like a dream to me, than those which are present: I lie in a refreshing kind of inaction. Alexander Pope.

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1. inaction

   Inaction is the absence or lack of action or activity. It refers to the state in which nothing is being done or a person is not doing anything about a particular situation. Inaction is often regarded as a passive behavior or a lack of response.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Inactionnoun

   want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness

2. Etymology: [Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.]

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1. • State

Anagrams for Inaction »

1. aconitin

2. nicotian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inaction in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inaction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Inaction in a Sentence

1. Leonardo da Vinci:

   Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.

2. William Jackson Harper:

   A lot of that is a very intuitive manifestation of a lot of my own stuff, maybe it's more universal than I thought. Maybe a lot of people feel that way, but I personally get stuck a lot, and I think that just seeing what that paralysis looks like can actually be freeing, because sometimes it's really useful to see it from the outside, the commitment to an action or inaction, how frustrating that can be. Especially to someone who is like,' Any choice you make right now will be better than not making one'... The most salient thing about the show and especially about this character for me is that.

3. The Senate:

   The Republican pause is a riverboat gamble where American workers will in all likelihood pay the cost of Republican inaction with their homes, their families, their livelihoods.

4. Carl Weick:

   Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.

5. John Stuart Mill:

   A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Inaction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inaction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Inaction
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inaction