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ab·sent·mind·ed
 absent-minded
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- pronunciation:
- aeb
s
 nt
maIn
dihd
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adjective |
| definition: |
tending to not pay attention to a task or event because one is thinking about other things.
While his head was full of numbers, the absent-minded mathematician poured salt into his tea.- synonyms:
- preoccupied
- antonyms:
- attentive
- similar words:
- absent, distant, faraway, remote
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| derivations: |
absent-mindedly (adv.), absent-mindedness (n.) |
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