inaction

[ UK /ɪnˈækʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌɪˈnækʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. the state of being inactive
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How To Use inaction In A Sentence

  • The other route would see the fruits of eight years of growth wither on the vine through inaction and lack of imagination.
  • Plunged in darkness again, the man, whom Rose had called unimaginative, suffered all the untold agony of soul which had been hers during the moment in which she had been forced to make up her mind and carry out the act, only his anguish was the more intense, for hers was the quick action and his the forced inaction of a man bound to a stake, within full sight of a tragedy being enacted upon a loved one. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands
  • David Woo , head of global rates and curr encies research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, says inaction by European governments could lead to a big decline in the euro. Fears Mount Over European Debt, Banks
  • This issue is simply too important to give in to gridlock and to accept inaction.
  • Our increased knowledge of hygiene has transformed resignation and inaction in face of epidemic disease from a religious virtue to a justly punishable offence. Infinite in All Directions
  • Apart from the clear failure to understand what the word 'leader' actually means, this is almost always only an excuse for inaction, which lets the financial sector off the hook while public services are slashed, the poor get poorer and the world heats up. Sarah Anderson: Europe Takes the Lead in Drive to Tax Speculators
  • But as shameful as inaction is, Alberta is expected to set some all time records for a new low.
  • What's particularly interesting about this mailer is that the "Hooverville," of course, was a symbol of government inaction in the face of the poverty and widespread misery of the Great Depression. Right-wing group's mailer warns of "Obamavilles"
  • Further, deciding whether the requesting state's inaction was blameworthy created practical problems. Times, Sunday Times
  • After a long period of inaction, they are looking forward to loads of fun.
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