inattentiveness.

A failure to give enough attention to a task, person, or situation.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• momentary inattentiveness
• inattentiveness to detail

On the page

A moment of inattentiveness was enough to miss the turn marked on the map.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: usually uncountable; no ordinary plural. Writing functions: attention, character, causation. Commonness: moderately common. Independent abstract noun; no mood invented.