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absent-mindedness

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ab·sent-mind·ed (bsnt-mndd)
adj.
Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.
absent-minded·ly adv.
absent-minded·ness n.
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absent-mindedness
noun forgetfulness, musing, preoccupation, abstraction, daydreaming, carelessness, vagueness, inattention, dreaminess, obliviousness, lapse of memory, absence of mind, woolgathering, heedlessness, distractedness You will have to put up with her absent-mindedness.
Translations
absent-mindedness [ˈæbsəntˈmaɪndɪdnɪs] N (momentary) → distracción f; (habitual) → despiste m
absent-mindedness
n (momentary) → Geistesabwesenheit f; (habitual) → Zerstreutheit f
absent-mindedness [ˌæbs/əntˈmaɪndɪdnɪs] n → distrazione f


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All his absent-mindedness and inability to enter a room and converse in it was, however, redeemed by his kindly, simple, and modest expression.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Whether on this account, or from absent-mindedness, or from sleepiness, she did not perceive that they had long ago passed the point at which the lane to Trantridge branched from the highway, and that her conductor had not taken the Trantridge track.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
I meant to have told you that we did not wish to purchase any silks to-day, but in my absent-mindedness I forgot it.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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