absent-mindedness

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• US: /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/
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Etymology tree English absent-minded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English absent-mindedness From absent-minded + -ness.

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: разсеяност (razsejanost) — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Danish: åndsfraværelse — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Dutch: verstrooidheid — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Finnish: hajamielisyys — state or quality of being preoccupied
• French: distraction — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Galician: despiste — state or quality of being preoccupied
• German: Zerstreutheit — state or quality of being preoccupied
• German: Stumpfsinn — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Greek: αφηρημάδα (afirimáda) — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Hungarian: szórakozottság — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Indonesian: kelinglungan — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Italian: distrazione — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Norwegian: åndsfraværelse — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Polish: roztargnienie — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Polish: rozkojarzenie — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Portuguese: distração — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Romanian: distracție — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Russian: рассе́янность (rasséjannostʹ) — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Slovak: roztržitosť — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Slovene: raztresenost — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Spanish: abstracción — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Spanish: despiste — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Spanish: descuido — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Tagalog: pagkatagulimot — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Telugu: మతిమరుపు (matimarupu) — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Turkish: dalgınlık — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Ottoman Turkish: طالغینلق (dalgınlık) — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Ukrainian: неуважність (neuvažnistʹ) — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Ukrainian: розсі́яність (rozsíjanistʹ) — state or quality of being preoccupied
• Uzbek: parishonxotirlik — state or quality of being preoccupied