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Meaning of underattention | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Insufficient attention.

uncountable

Examples

“Underattention may derive from a lack of urgency on the leader's part, a sense that it is not crucial that the group come to grips with the feelings involved.”
“Respondents do not pay enough attention to the ranges given, the differences between one end and the other of each dimension. Keeney (1992, p. 147) calls underattention to range “the most common critical mistake.””
“The solution to the problem of underattention is obvious: corporations need to develop and report to the board metrics that accurately report on their ability to perform and on the condition of their talent.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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