how to pronounce inaction

/ɪnˈæk.ʃən/

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inaction is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of inaction in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… knowing her aversion to inaction it must …”

meanings of inaction

noun:

Lack of action or activity or labor.

inaction frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word inaction occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics inaction can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that inaction can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;