inaction

== English == === Etymology === From French inaction. Morphologically in- +‎ action. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈækʃən/ === Noun === inaction (countable and uncountable, plural inactions) Lack of action or activity or labor Synonyms: idleness, rest, inertness, inertia Antonym: action ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inaction”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “inaction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === aconitin, intonaci, nicotian == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.nak.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === inaction f (plural inactions) inactivity ==== Descendants ==== Russian: безде́йствие (bezdéjstvije), безде́ятельность (bezdéjatelʹnostʹ) (calques) === Further reading === “inaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012