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Definition of Absentmindedness
1. Noun. Preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored.
Derivative terms: Absentminded
Definition of Absentmindedness
1. Noun. (alternative form of absent-mindedness) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Absentmindedness
Literary usage of Absentmindedness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memorials of the Reverend Joseph Baugher Bittinger, D.D. by Lucy Forney Bittinger (1891)
"When father lay near death and his wild look and absentmindedness reminded one
of dissolution, I felt the keenest pang. To ask questions over and over again ..."
2. Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Henri Bergson (1911)
"absentmindedness, indeed, is not perhaps the actual fountain-head of the comic,
... Now, the effect of absentmindedness may gather strength in its turn. ..."
3. The Dissociation of a Personality: A Biographical Study in Abnormal Psychology by Morton Prince (1908)
"While the fundamental psycho-physiological principle of absentmindedness is
dissociation, as is easily proved, nevertheless Dr. Janet is in error, ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1880)
"This is sometimes due to pure absentmindedness, and sometimes to an interruption
of the routine work by a cage going up empty, with a message, with tools, ..."
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