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ab·sent-mind·ed
 absent-minded
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- pronunciation:
- aeb
s
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maIn
dihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
not paying attention to the immediate task or event because one's mind is preoccupied with other matters.
He is often absent-minded when music is playing.- synonyms:
- abstracted, distracted, preoccupied
- antonyms:
- attentive, observant, wide-awake
- similar words:
- absent, absorbed, contemplative, distant, distrait, faraway, inattentive, meditative, musing, oblivious, pensive, reflective, remote, ruminative, unmindful
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| related words: |
inadvertent |
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| derivations: |
absent-mindedly (adv.), absent-mindedness (n.) |
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