absent-minded

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd

Definitions

Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.

Equivalents

Españoldesatento despistado distraído

Françaisdistrait

Deutschabsent gedankenverloren geistesabwesendkopflos schusselig zerstreut

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العربيةسرحان

Беларускаярассеяны

Catalàdistret

Češtinaroztržitý

Danskåndsfraværende distræt

Ελληνικάαφηρημένος

Suomihajamielinen poissaoleva

Gaeilgedearmadach

Galegoapalominado aparvado apiroladoapirolar distraído pampo

עבריתפזור דעת

Italianosvanito

日本語ぼんやり上の空の空け

한국어恍

Македонскирасеан

Nederlandsafwezig elders met zijn gedachten er niet bijverstrooid

Polskigapowaty rozkojarzony roztargnionyroztrzepany

Portuguêsavoado desatento distraído

Românădistrat

Русскийрассе́янный

Svenskadisträ flokig tankspridd

ไทยใจลอย

Tagalogtagulimot

Türkçeâşık dalgın dalgınlaşmakunutkan

Українськаголова й два вуха

Tiếng Việtđực vô tâm

Examples

“It took the absent-minded man twenty minutes to find ⟳ his glasses on top of his head.”

“His figure ⟳ was bent in apologetic protest ⟳. "I ask ⟳ a thousand pardons, sir," he said; "I am really so very absent-minded."”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

absentaneous absenter absentest absential absinthean absinthial

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