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. Paulo Storani:

   There is no license to kill in the police. The criminals are armed with weapons of war and police are oriented to recover territories. There are violent confrontations because the criminals were strengthened by the inaction of past governments.

2. The Heathrow Pause group:

   This is a symbolic action, using a legal loophole and participants' self-sacrifice to draw attention to the most serious and urgent crisis humanity has ever faced, the government's inaction on climate change, and the looming catastrophe of airport expansion, gives us no choice and compels us to act.

3. Councilwoman Nancy Hoffmann:

   I wish this event had never occurred ; we always grieve the loss of life, but I find nothing in the contemporaneous reporting of this event that convinces me of collusion or malicious action or inaction on the part of the Greensboro Police Department or City personnel.

4. Greta Thunberg:

   For over one-and-a-half years we have been sacrificing our education to protest against your inaction.

5. Brian Fitzpatrick:

   This extreme measure must end, it is an ineffective deterrent against illegal immigration, and children should not have to face traumatic ordeals given the actions of their parents. We have waited over a year and a half for Congress to resolve the crisis on our borders. Inaction is unacceptable.

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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