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[Adjective] | "ab*sent-mind*ed" | \ ˌab-sənt-ˈmīn-dəd \
1: lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions : preoccupied
2: tending to forget or fail to notice things : given to absence of mind
3: indicative of or resulting from preoccupation or absence of mind
Origin: 1809 ;
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[Adjective] | "absentminded"
1: lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions;
* e.g., " ... the grieving woman was so absentminded that she left her key in the lock after opening the door "
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# 1 - { absent-minded:7464457 }
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[ "absent-minded" ]
1: so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
* e.g., ... I tried to call out to him but he didn't hear me. He wasn't paying attention. He is absent-minded
# 2 - { absent-minded professor:16075048 }
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[ "absent-minded professor" ]
1: The very intelligent are sometimes preoccupied with weighty matters (as they suppose) insomuch that they forget about more prosaic matters -- such as remembering keys, wallet, phone, appointments, etc.
* e.g., ... The teacher showed up in class, on time -- but forgot it was Tuesday, not Wednesday -- and was halfway through the lecture before the absent-minded professor realized he was teaching the wrong subject matter. On the plus side, I understand Einstein's Theory of Relativity a lot better than I did. I hope it shows up on our Physical Science 101 exams...
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