absent-mindedness

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ab·sent-mind·ed (

nt-m

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.

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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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