nonaction

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noun

The absence of action; failure to act.

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Meanings

nounnonaction (countable and uncountable, plural nonactions)

plural nonactions

  1. countableuncountableThe absence of action; failure to act.

    This country suffers under a stubborn president who refuses to support science, refuses to consider the possibility of his being wrong, and whose actions or nonactions wreak havoc on this country’s abilities to lead through knowledge, diplomacy, honesty and curiosity.

    2007 July 13, “The Surgeon General, Muzzled (6 Letters)”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + action.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nonaction

actiontransactionsatisfactioninteractionreactionattractionfractionextractiontractioncontractionfactiondistractionsubtractionrefractioninfractionredactionimpactiondetractionstupefactionaerifactionalternate actionassuefactionautoextractioncongelifraction
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Anagrams

connation
Cite this entry
APA

nonaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaction

MLA

“nonaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonaction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaction.

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