absent-mindedness
1Absent-mindedness — can refer to three very different things: # a low level of attention ( blanking or “zoning out”); # intense attention to a single object of focus (hyperfocus) that makes us oblivious to events around us; or # unwarranted distraction of attention… …
2absent-mindedness — absent minded ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inattentive or forgetful. DERIVATIVES absent mindedly adverb absent mindedness noun …
3absent-mindedness — [n] preoccupation absorption, abstraction, distraction, dreaminess, forgetfulness, heedlessness, inattention; concepts 293,410,532,690 …
4absent-mindedness — noun The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. I dont mean to make mistakes; its just absent mindedness. Syn: absence of mind See Also: absent minded, absent mindedly …
5Absent-mindedness — Absent minded Ab sent mind ed, a. Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. {Ab sent mind ed*ness}, n. {Ab sent mind ed*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
6absent-mindedness — absent mindˈedness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑absent …
7absent-mindedness — See absent mindedly. * * * …
8absent-mindedness — See: absent minded …
9absent-mindedness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being so lost in solitary thought as to be unaware of one s surroundings: abstraction, bemusement, brown study, daydreaming, muse2, reverie, study, trance. See AWARENESS …
10absent mindedness — distraction of thought …
