absent-mindedness
nounUS /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/
Etymology From absent-minded + -ness.
1
The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied.
- I don't mean to make mistakes; it's just absent-mindedness.
- For six years they had taken care of him and loved him—watched over his outgoings and his incomings and forgiven all his absent-mindednesses.
- Related terms
- absent-minded, absent-mindedly