absent-mindedness
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See also: absentmindedness
English
Etymology
From absent-minded + -ness.
Pronunciation
Noun
absent-mindedness (countable and uncountable, plural absent-mindednesses)
- The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. [1]
- 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
Translations
state or quality of being preoccupied
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Further reading
absent-mindedness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absent-mindedness”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.