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inaction
in·ac·tion I0071500 (ĭn-ăk′shən)n. Lack or absence of action.inaction (ɪnˈækʃən) nlack of action; idleness; inertiain•ac•tion (ɪnˈæk ʃən)
n. absence of action; idleness. [1700–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | inaction - the state of being inactiveinactiveness, inactivitystate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspensionanergy - inactivity and lack of energyhalt, stoppage, arrest, hitch, stay, stop, check - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"calcification - an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations"deep freeze - temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"desuetude - a state of inactivity or disusedormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"extinction - no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"holding pattern - a state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment"rest - a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"doldrums, stagnation, stagnancy - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"stagnancy, stagnation - inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulationstasis - inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forcesactiveness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" |
inactionnoun inactivity, inertia, idleness, immobility, torpor, dormancy, torpidity He is bitter about the inaction of the other political parties.Quotations
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" [Edmund Burke]inactionnounA lack of action or activity:idleness, inactivity, inertness, inoperativeness, stagnation.Translationsinactive (inˈӕktiv) adjective (formal). 1. not taking much exercise. You're fat because you're so inactive. 不愛運動的 不活动的，怠惰的 2. no longer working, functioning etc; not active. an inactive volcano. 不再活動的(火山)，不再運轉的 不再运行的，不活动的，不活跃的 inˈaction noun 懶散，無活動 不活跃，不活动 inacˈtivity noun 不活動 不活动inaction
in·ac·tion (in-ak'shŭn), Inactivity, rest, or lack of response to a stimulus.inaction (ĭn-ăk′shŭn) [L. in-, not, + actio, act] Failure of or decreased response to a stimulus. inaction
Synonyms for inactionnoun inactivitySynonyms- inactivity
- inertia
- idleness
- immobility
- torpor
- dormancy
- torpidity
Synonyms for inactionnoun a lack of action or activitySynonyms- idleness
- inactivity
- inertness
- inoperativeness
- stagnation
Synonyms for inactionnoun the state of being inactiveSynonymsRelated Words- state
- abeyance
- suspension
- anergy
- halt
- stoppage
- arrest
- hitch
- stay
- stop
- check
- calcification
- deep freeze
- desuetude
- dormancy
- quiescence
- quiescency
- extinction
- holding pattern
- rest
- doldrums
- stagnation
- stagnancy
- stasis
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