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Meaning of "absent-minded" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ABSENT-MINDED

absent-minded


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABSENT-MINDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Absent-Minded is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ABSENT-MINDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Absent-mindedness

Absent-mindedness is where a person shows inattentive or forgetful behaviour. It can have three different causes: ▪ a low level of attention ▪ intense attention to a single object of focus that makes a person oblivious to events around him or her; ▪ unwarranted distraction of attention from the object of focus by irrelevant thoughts or environmental events. Absent-mindedness is a mental condition in which the subject experiences low levels of attention and frequent distraction. Absent-mindedness is not a diagnosed condition but rather a symptom of boredom and sleepiness which people experience in their daily lives. When suffering from absent-mindedness, people tend to show signs of memory lapse and weak recollection of recently occurring events. This can usually be a result of a variety of other conditions often diagnosed by clinicians such as ADD and depression. In addition to absent-mindedness leading to an array of consequences affecting daily life, it can have as more severe, long-term problems.

Definition of absent-minded in the English dictionary

The definition of absent-minded in the dictionary is preoccupied; forgetful; inattentive.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABSENT-MINDED

abseil · abseiling · absence · absence of mind · absent · absent without leave · absent-mindedly · absent-mindedness · absente reo · absentee · absentee ballot · absentee landlord · absentee rate · absentee vote · absentee voter · absentee voting · absenteeism · absenter · absentia · absently

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABSENT-MINDED

bloody-minded · dirty-minded · double-minded · evil-minded · extended · fair-minded · liberal-minded · like-minded · long-winded · minded · narrow-minded · open-minded · right-minded · simple-minded · single-minded · small-minded · sober-minded · strong-minded · tough-minded · weak-minded · winded

Synonyms and antonyms of absent-minded in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABSENT-MINDED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «absent-minded» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «absent-minded» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABSENT-MINDED

Find out the translation of absent-minded to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of absent-minded from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «absent-minded» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

心不在焉
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

distraído
570 millions of speakers
en

English

absent-minded
510 millions of speakers
hi

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अनुपस्थित दिमाग
380 millions of speakers
ar

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شاَرِدُ الذِّهْن
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

рассеянный
278 millions of speakers
pt

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distraído
270 millions of speakers
bn

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গরহাজির
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

étourdi
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

pelupa
190 millions of speakers
de

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geistesabwesend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ぼんやりした
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

멍한
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Absen-minded
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chểnh mảng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கவனக்குறைவான
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अनुपस्थित मनाचा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dalgın
70 millions of speakers
it

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distratto
65 millions of speakers
pl

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roztargniony
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

неуважний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

neatent
30 millions of speakers
el

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αφηρημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ingedagte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tankspridd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

distré
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about absent-minded

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QUOTES WITH «ABSENT-MINDED»

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Matt Dillon
I'm not the greatest boyfriend, but I'm not a creep. It's more like I'm... absent-minded.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSENT-MINDED»

Discover the use of absent-minded in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to absent-minded and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Absent-minded Imperialists: Empire, Society, and Culture ...
A controversial new study from a leading Empire historian, this work argues that the Empire made very little impact on daily life in Victorian Britain.
Bernard Porter, 2006
2
Here's to Not Catching Our Hair on Fire: An Absent-Minded ...
And the thing is, Stacey Turis has a million of them, and she imparts these and other nuggets of wisdom to offer others suffering from ADHD some hope in knowing that they are not alone.A belly-laugh inducing romp through a life so ...
Stacey Turis, 2012
3
Absent Minded Window Gazing
Introduction by Charles Esche. Text by Nick Crowe, Francoise Boucher, Andrew Hunt, Joan Key.
Esra Sarigedik Öktem, 2007
4
The Absent-minded Coterie: Easyread Edition
An ostentatious detective short story. It leads the reader unpredictably from the fake case to real crime and divulges the detective's absent-minded theory. Very much tongue-in-cheek!
Robert Barr, 2006
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Absent Minded Beggars
William Bennett ..... i: nfiwfi 1 l1 1 . 7. Farewell supper for some of the CIV held at. 1. An absent-minded beggar. Caron Woodville's 'gentleman in khaki' which illustrated the verses of Kipling's 'The Absent-Minded Beggar'. (National Army ...
William Bennett, 1999
6
The Absent Minded Mule and Other Occasional Verses
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Thomas William Hodgson Crosland, 2010
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Absent-Minded Imperialism: Britain and the Expansion of ...
This book looks at the mainsprings of imperial expansion and illustrates the grain of truth in J.R. Seeley's famous phrase in The Expansion of England: 'We seem to have conquered and peopled half the world in a fit of absence of mind.
Peter Rivière, 1995
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An Absent-Minded War: Being Some Reflections on Our Reverses ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
William Elliot Cairnes, 2010
9
The Absent Minded Fellow
From the time he puts his pants on his arms until he tries to buy a train ticket at the flower shop, "that absentminded fellow from Portobello Road" bumbles from one muddle to the next.
‎1999
10
The Absent-Minded Toad
A toad becomes so absorbed in the act of going to the market that he forgets to buy anything.
Javier Rondón, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSENT-MINDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term absent-minded is used in the context of the following news items.
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The funniest storyteller's funniest storytellers
... Wooster and his astute manservant Jeeves; the immaculate but verbose Psmith; the absent-minded Earl of Emsworth of Blandings Castle, ... «New Kerala, Jul 15»
2
50 best british beaches: lifeguard
... the time of Queen Victoria, to the slightly absent-minded service at the Spyglass Inn, one of the best-sited seaside boozers in the country. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
3
Fixing the kinks
Initially, I thought she was being absent-minded, and I enjoyed the view. However, a few days ago, she came to the window naked, looked at ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Haitians forced from Dominican Republic recall racism, abuse
They gathered on a concrete slab under the absent-minded gaze of the tired women. There is no water and no electricity. For two weeks, no ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
5
Concord students have a sharp idea for hospital safety
Every once in a while, a hospital worker will make an absent-minded mistake and leave something in a gown or on a blanket.. That could be a ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
6
There are book groups out there for everyone
Lizz Taylor said the name of her book club is the “Absent-Minded Book Club” because after its first meeting, members kept asking each other ... «State-Journal.com, Jul 15»
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'Minions' Review Round-Up: Entertaining (and Uneven) Summer Fare
A spinoff of the Despicable Me franchise and featuring the titular absent-minded characters that are the cause of equal amounts of scorn and ... «Rotoscopers, Jul 15»
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Interview: Daniel Silva, author of 'The English Spy'
“I remind my family when they accuse me of being absent-minded or not paying attention that I spend more time in his world than I do in the real ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
9
Find the perfect bag
These types of 'holders' don't usually have straps or handles, so again, if you are a bit absent-minded at times, maybe this isn't what you should ... «DestinyMan, Jul 15»
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New York Giants: Could this year's passing attack surpass 2011's?
Larry Donnell, the big-bodied, sometimes absent-minded, breakout star from last year should be improved. Veteran Daniel Fells, who hauled in ... «NFL Spin Zone, Jul 15»
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