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- [noun uh-ten-shuh n; interjection uh-ten-shuhn]
- /noun əˈtɛn ʃən; interjection əˌtɛnˈʃʌn/
- /əˈtenʃn/
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- [noun uh-ten-shuh n; interjection uh-ten-shuhn]
- /noun əˈtɛn ʃən; interjection əˌtɛnˈʃʌn/
Definitions of attention word
- uncountable noun attention If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully. 3
- uncountable noun attention Attention is great interest that is shown in someone or something, particularly by the general public. 3
- uncountable noun attention If someone or something is getting attention, they are being dealt with or cared for. 3
- noun plural attention You can refer to someone's efforts to help you, or the interest they show in you, as their attentions, especially if you dislike or disapprove of them. 3
- uncountable noun attention If you bring something to someone's attention or draw their attention to it, you tell them about it or make them notice it. 3
- noun attention concentrated direction of the mind, esp to a problem or task 3
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Origin of attention
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English attencioun < Latin attentiōn- (stem of attentiō). See attent, -ion
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Parts of speech for Attention
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
attention popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
attention usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for attention
noun attention
- thinking — of or relating to thinking or thought.
- mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- thought — Informal. the act or a period of thinking: I want to sit down and give it a good think.
- consideration — Consideration is careful thought about something.
Antonyms for attention
noun attention
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
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