The term "public attention" refers to the level of notice or focus that the general public's interest and curiosity is focused on a particular person, place, event, or topic. The opposite of public attention would be the lack of interest or obscurity. Other antonyms for public attention include anonymity, insignificance, irrelevance, unimportance, and invisibility. If something does not receive public attention, it is often ignored or overlooked. For individuals seeking more privacy or avoiding scrutiny or criticism, the lack of public attention could be a welcomed relief. Nonetheless, being or having something that draws public attention can also bring benefits in terms of publicity, recognition, and impact.

What are the antonyms for Public attention?

• n.

  • spotlight
  • obscurity
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Famous quotes with Public attention

• My greatest concern is that the emergence of this technology without the appropriate public attention and international controls could lead to an unstable arms race.

  K. Eric Drexler
• I cannot stand public attention, I just can't. Of course, if I may I might write something instead.

  Elfriede Jelinek
• To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing.

  Joshua Lederberg
• Nor do piecemeal steps however well intended, even partially resolve problems that have reached a universal, global and catastrophic character. If anything, partial 'solutions' serve merely as cosmetics to conceal the deep seated nature of the ecological crisis. They thereby deflect public attention and theoretical insight from an adequate understanding of the depth and scope of the necessary changes.

  Murray Bookchin
• North Korea cannot survive forever on the public perception of state legitimacy alone. The more it loses its economic distinctiveness vis-à-vis the rival state, the more the Kim regime must compensate with triumphs on the military and nuclear fronts. Another act of aggression against the Republic of Korea may well take place in the months ahead, not only to divert North Korean public attention from the failures of the consumer-oriented 'Strong and Prosperous Country' campaign, but also to strengthen the appeasement-minded South Korean opposition in the run-up to the presidential election in 2012.

  Brian Reynolds Myers

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