inaction
noun/ɪnˈækʃn/
/ɪnˈækʃn/
[uncountable] (usually disapproving)- lack of action; the state of doing nothing about a situation or a problem
- The police were accused of inaction in the face of a possible attack.
- They have accused the government of inaction on the issue of railway safety.
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