"absent-mindedness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-absent-mindedness.wav Forms: absent-mindednesses [plural]
Etymology: From absent-minded + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absent-minded|ness}} absent-minded + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} absent-mindedness (countable and uncountable, plural absent-mindednesses)
  1. The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: absence of mind Related terms: absent-minded, absent-mindedly Translations (state or quality of being preoccupied): разсеяност (razsejanost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), åndsfraværelse (Danish), verstrooidheid [feminine] (Dutch), hajamielisyys (Finnish), distraction [feminine] (French), Zerstreutheit [feminine] (German), Stumpfsinn [masculine] (German), αφηρημάδα (afirimáda) [feminine] (Greek), szórakozottság (Hungarian), kelinglungan (Indonesian), distrazione [feminine] (Italian), åndsfraværelse [masculine] (Norwegian), roztargnienie [feminine] (Polish), distração [feminine] (Portuguese), distracție [feminine] (Romanian), рассе́янность (rasséjannostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), roztržitosť [feminine] (Slovak), raztresenost [feminine] (Slovene), abstracción [feminine] (Spanish), despiste [masculine] (Spanish), descuido [masculine] (Spanish), pagkatagulimot (Tagalog), మతిమరుపు (matimarupu) (Telugu), dalgınlık (Turkish), неуважність (neuvažnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), розсі́яність (rozsíjanistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), parishonxotirlik (Uzbek)

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      "word": "неуважність"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozsíjanistʹ",
      "sense": "state or quality of being preoccupied",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "розсі́яність"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "state or quality of being preoccupied",
      "word": "parishonxotirlik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "absent-mindedness"
}

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