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Meaning of ABSENTMINDEDNESS

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 Definition: [n]  preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
 
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 See Also: absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation

 

 

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 Related Terms: absence of mind, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, bemusement, brown study, carelessness, castle-building, daydream, daydreamer, daydreaming, decay of memory, depth of thought, disregard, disregardfulness, distraction, dream, dreaming, engrossment, fantasy, fantasying, fit of abstraction, flightiness, flippancy, forgetfulness, forgetting, forgiveness, frivolousness, giddiness, hazy recollection, heedlessness, inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, inattentiveness, inconsideration, incuriosity, indifference, inobservance, Lethe, levity, lightmindedness, mooning, moonraking, muse, musefulness, musing, muted ecstasy, negligence, nepenthe, nirvana, nonobservance, obliteration, oblivion, obliviousness, pipe dream, pipe-dreaming, preoccupation, regardlessness, reverie, shallowness, short memory, stargazing, study, superficiality, thoughtlessness, trance, unalertness, unawareness, unconsciousness, unheedfulness, unintentiveness, unmindfulness, unobservance, unwariness, unwatchfulness, Walter Mitty, waters of oblivion, woolgathering
 

 

 

 

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