inattentional.

Caused by not directing attention to something.

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Words that belong together

• inattentional blindness
• inattentional deafness

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Inattentional blindness can prevent a focused observer from noticing an unexpected object.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Writing functions: attention, perception, explanation. Commonness: uncommon outside psychology. Established English; not a diagnosis and no invented rating.