ABSENTMINDEDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("absentmindedness" is a kind of...):

absorption; engrossment; preoccupancy; preoccupation (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)

Derivation:

absentminded (lost in thought; showing preoccupation)