inaction
/ɪnˈakʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
Lack of action where some is expected or appropriate: future generations will condemn us for inaction...
- The other route would see the fruits of eight years of growth wither on the vine through inaction and lack of imagination.
- The inaction of our parliament condemns another generation to ill health and addiction.
- Was this inaction simply the result of key people disregarding, or being ignorant of, the evidence?
Synonyms
inactivity, passivity, non-intervention;
neglect, negligence, disregard, apathy;
inertia, indolence, laziness, idleness, sloth, slothfulness, sluggishness, lethargy, torpor