What does inaction mean?

Definitions for inaction
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inaction, inactivity, inactivenessnoun

    the state of being inactive

Wiktionary

  1. inactionnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  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 Dictionary

  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. 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. Chancellor Kelli Brown:

    These last 24 hours have been a roller coaster of emotions for me and many others on this campus. Over the weekend there have been several videos of students, Western Carolina University students that are displaying behavior that is racist and bigoted. This behavior disappoints, angers, frustrated me to no end, justifiable calls for action can be heard from across our campus community today. Rest assured, the University is taking active steps to address these particular incidents consistent with our University processes and policies ; however, we can not disclose specific actions taken against a specific student( s). With that in mind, our inability to communicate specific actions should not be construed as inaction. Western Carolina University takes seriously the effect that these videos have had on the campus community and will act accordingly.

  2. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2:

    On action alone be thy interest,Never on its fruits.Let not the fruits of action be thy motive,Nor be thy attachment to inaction.

  3. Leonardo DaVinci:

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

  4. Jen Psaki:

    They share fundamental values. They're longtime friends. That has not changed, what's most on the President's mind is the risk of inaction.

  5. Maryam Rajavi:

    The time has come for the European Union to take action. Silence and inaction under whatever pretext will only embolden the mullahs’ regime to continue its crimes and terrorism.

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