nonlistening adjective 1noun 1 adjective1 •Not listening.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... — 1985 noun1 •Failure to listen.A teacher may be particularly prone to passive nonlistening when a number of parent-teacher conferences have been held in succession. — 2000
