Inaction

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  • noun. Lack or absence of action.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Want of action; abstention from labor; idleness; rest.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Lack of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.
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  • noun. the state of being inactive
  • Word Usage
    "That my inaction is an excuse made valid by a diagnosis."