Absentmindedness (Noun)
Meaning
Preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- Her absentmindedness caused her to forget the meeting she had scheduled earlier that day as she was too engrossed in her novel project.
- His absentmindedness made him spill coffee on his shirt while on his way to the office due to his preoccupation with the looming deadline.
- The scientist's absentmindedness often led to her forgetting her lunch on the kitchen counter as her mind was preoccupied with solving the complex mathematical problem.
- Her absentmindedness was evident when she boarded the wrong bus, too distracted by her thoughts of the upcoming wedding to notice her mistake.
- The professor's absentmindedness caused him to forget the name of his student, as he was too engrossed in the philosophical debate taking place in his mind.