Meanings
plural absent-mindednesses
- countableuncountableThe characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied.First known use First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century.
I don't mean to make mistakes; it's just absent-mindedness.
1 more example
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.
Synonyms: absence of mind · Antonyms: presence of mind, mindfulness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian разсеяност
- разсеяност (razsejanost)state or quality of being preoccupied
Danish åndsfraværelse
- åndsfraværelsestate or quality of being preoccupied
Dutch verstrooidheid
- verstrooidheidstate or quality of being preoccupied
Finnish hajamielisyys
- hajamielisyysstate or quality of being preoccupied
French distraction
- distractionstate or quality of being preoccupied
German Zerstreutheit, Stumpfsinn
- Zerstreutheitstate or quality of being preoccupied
- Stumpfsinnstate or quality of being preoccupied
Greek αφηρημάδα
- αφηρημάδα (afirimáda)state or quality of being preoccupied
Hungarian szórakozottság
- szórakozottságstate or quality of being preoccupied
Indonesian kelinglungan
- kelinglunganstate or quality of being preoccupied
Italian distrazione
- distrazionestate or quality of being preoccupied
Norwegian åndsfraværelse
- åndsfraværelsestate or quality of being preoccupied
Polish roztargnienie, rozkojarzenie
- roztargnieniestate or quality of being preoccupied
- rozkojarzeniestate or quality of being preoccupied
Portuguese distração
- distraçãostate or quality of being preoccupied
Romanian distracție
- distracțiestate or quality of being preoccupied
Russian рассе́янность
- рассе́янность (rasséjannostʹ)state or quality of being preoccupied
Slovak roztržitosť
- roztržitosťstate or quality of being preoccupied
Spanish abstracción, despiste
- abstracciónstate or quality of being preoccupied
- despistestate or quality of being preoccupied
- descuidostate or quality of being preoccupied
Tagalog pagkatagulimot
- pagkatagulimotstate or quality of being preoccupied
Turkish dalgınlık
- dalgınlıkstate or quality of being preoccupied
Ukrainian неуважність, розсі́яність
- неуважність (neuvažnistʹ)state or quality of being preoccupied
- розсі́яність (rozsíjanistʹ)state or quality of being preoccupied
Cite this entry
absent-mindedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absent-mindedness
“absent-mindedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absent-mindedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absent-mindedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absent-mindedness.
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