inaction
Multiple Entries:inaction action
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
inaction/ɪnˈakʃn/
▶noun lack of action where some is expected or appropriate.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
action/ˈakʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the process of doing something to achieve an aim.
■ the effect or influence of something such as a chemical.
- 2 a thing done; an act.
- 3 the way in which something works or moves.
- 4 armed conflict.
- 5 a lawsuit or legal proceedings.
– phrases
in action engaged in an activity; in operation.
out of action not working.
in action engaged in an activity; in operation.
out of action not working.
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. actio(n-), from agere ‘do, act’.
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