absent-mindedness
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absent-mindedness
- /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/ US
noun absent-mindednesses
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The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied.
I don't mean to make mistakes; it's just absent-mindedness.
Similar: absence of mind · Opposite: presence of mind, mindfulness
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noun state or quality of being preoccupied
| Español | abstracción, despiste, descuido |
|---|---|
| Português | distração |
| Français | distraction |
| Deutsch | Zerstreutheit, Stumpfsinn |
| Italiano | distrazione |
| Ελληνικά | αφηρημάδα afirimáda |
| Română | distracție |
| Русский | рассе́янность rasséjannostʹ |
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