Meanings
nounnonactivation (uncountable)
- uncountableThe absence of activation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishactivation
- Englishnonactivation
From non- + activation.
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APA
nonactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonactivation
MLA
“nonactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonactivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonactivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonactivation.
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