absent-mindedness

See also: absentmindedness

English

Etymology

From absent-minded +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/

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Noun

absent-mindedness (countable and uncountable, plural absent-mindednesses)

1. The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

   Synonym: absence of mind

   Antonyms: presence of mind; mindfulness

   Coordinate terms: mindlessness, thoughtlessness, empty-headedness

   I don't mean to make mistakes; it's just absent-mindedness.

   For six years they had taken care of him and loved him—watched over his outgoings and his incomings and forgiven all his absent-mindednesses.

Related terms

• absent-minded
• absent-mindedly

Translations

state or quality of being preoccupied

• Bulgarian: разсеяност (bg) f (razsejanost)
• Danish: åndsfraværelse
• Dutch: verstrooidheid (nl) f
• Finnish: hajamielisyys (fi)
• French: distraction (fr) f
• German: Zerstreutheit (de) f, Stumpfsinn m
• Greek: αφηρημάδα (el) f (afirimáda)
• Hungarian: szórakozottság (hu)
• Indonesian: kelinglungan (id)
• Italian: distrazione (it) f
• Norwegian: åndsfraværelse m
• Polish: roztargnienie (pl) f
• Portuguese: distração (pt) f
• Romanian: distracție (ro) f
• Russian: рассе́янность (ru) f (rasséjannostʹ)
• Slovak: roztržitosť f
• Slovene: raztresenost f
• Spanish: abstracción (es) f, despiste (es) m, descuido (es) m
• Tagalog: pagkatagulimot
• Telugu: మతిమరుపు (te) (matimarupu)
• Turkish: dalgınlık (tr)
• Ukrainian: неуважність f (neuvažnistʹ), розсі́яність f (rozsíjanistʹ)
• Uzbek: parishonxotirlik (uz)

Further reading

• absent-mindedness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia