Definition of "inattentiveness" [inattentiveness]

• The property of being inattentive. (noun)

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• "ADHD is characterized by inattentiveness, impulsive behavior and hyperactivity."
• "Remember Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 election for the same kind of inattentiveness to the economy. —"
• "But don't confuse that kind of inattentiveness with the times he cut off a guest mid-sentence in order to get to his next question."