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absentmindedness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation |
| Derivation | absentminded |
Examples of absentmindedness
absentmindedness
Suddenly, we regret kvetching behind Franco's back about his absentmindedness.
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It sometimes takes the form of absentmindedness, like misplacing things.
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Ditto for customers who blame you for their own absentmindedness.
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Conyers is prone to meandering soliloquies and absentmindedness.
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In a moment of absentmindedness in the market, I picked up a jar of picante sauce instead of salsa.
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We'd take Franco's absentmindedness and laid-back style over our current boss'chain-gang style any day.
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But, it was of course a holiday that began and ended with an impressive display of absentmindedness.
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But while he proves an unconvincing salesman, we can't fault his lack of charm or passion, only his absentmindedness.
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Why the obsession with absentmindedness?
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- Preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
- (absentminded) absent: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
- Absent-mindedness is where a person shows inattentive or forgetful behaviour. It can have three different causes:
- A form of forgetfulness that results from inattention.
