nonlistening

English

Etymology

non- +‎ listening

Adjective

nonlistening (not comparable)

1. Not listening.
   • 1985, John Gould, Stitch in time:

     The biggest audience at seven o'clock in the morning turned out to be the nonlistening audience. Very few people, it seemed, cared to tune in at that hour...

Noun

nonlistening (uncountable)

1. Failure to listen.
   • 2000, Milton Seligman, Conducting effective conferences with parents of children with disabilities:

     A teacher may be particularly prone to passive nonlistening when a number of parent-teacher conferences have been held in succession.