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Meaning of absent-mindedness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs

Definitions

The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Български разсеяност
Ελληνικά αφηρημάδα
Français distraction
Bahasa Indonesia kelinglungan
Italiano distrazione
日本語 ぼんやり 空け
Nederlands verstrooidheid
Português distração
Română distracție
Русский рассеянность
Slovenščina raztresenost
తెలుగు మతిమరుపు
Türkçe dalgınlık
Українська розсіяність

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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