absent-mindedness

---

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/

Noun

absent-mindedness

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

   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.

Synonyms

• absence of mind

Related terms

• absent-minded
• absent-mindedly

Translations

• French: distraction
• German: Zerstreutheit, Stumpfsinn
• Italian: distrazione
• Portuguese: distração
• Russian: рассе́янность
• Spanish: abstracción, despiste, descuido

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.006