absence of mind

Noun

Meaning

absence of mind (uncountable)

A state or the quality of being absent-minded (abstracted, preoccupied). [First attested in the early 18 century.]

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Synonyms

abstraction preoccupation forgetfulness reverie abstractedness inattentiveness woolgathering brown study absentmindedness absent-mindedness

Antonyms

reality check preparedness

Examples

Your absence of mind we have borne, till your presence of body came to be called in question by it. Charles Lamb

We seem, as it were, to have conquered and peopled half the world in a fit of absence of mind. John Robert Seeley

Close letter words and terms

absence of mental disorder absence of mental illness absence of mental problems absence of mom and dad absence of moral values absence of mother and father