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单词 inobservance
释义

inobservance

[ in-uhb-zur-vuhns ]
/ ˌɪn əbˈzɜr vəns /

noun

lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
failure to observe a custom, rule, law, or the like; nonobservance: inobservance of the Sabbath.

Origin of inobservance

From the Latin word inobservantia, dating back to 1605–15. See in-3, observance

OTHER WORDS FROM inobservance

in·ob·serv·ant, adjectivein·ob·serv·ant·ly, adverb

Words nearby inobservance

Innuit, innumerable, innumerate, innutrition, Ino, inobservance, inobtrusive, inoculable, inoculant, inoculate, inoculation
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Example sentences from the Web for inobservance

  • They justly blame also his inobservance of propriety, his hyperbolical extravagance, his harsh metaphors, his affected thoughts.

    Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam

British Dictionary definitions for inobservance

inobservance
/ (ˌɪnəbˈzɜːvəns) /

noun

heedlessness
lack of compliance with or adherence to a law, religious duty, etc

Derived forms of inobservance

inobservant, adjectiveinobservantly, adverb
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