HyperDic: absentmindedness

English > 1 sense of the word absentmindedness:
NOUNcognitionabsentmindednesspreoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
English > absentmindedness: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaningpreoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored.
Broaderpreoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossmentThe mental state of being preoccupied by something
Spanishdespiste, distracción
Catalandesmemoriament, despistament, distracció
Adjectivesabsentmindedlost in thought

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