Meaning Of The Word Absent-minded

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absent-minded
adjective: Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.

absent-minded in American English
so dreamy or lost in thought as not to pay attention to what one is doing or what is going on around one
adjective: 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

absent-minded in British English
adjective: preoccupied; forgetful; inattentive

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