absentminded
pronunciation
How to pronounce absentminded in British English:
UK ['æbsənt'maɪndɪd]
How to pronounce absentminded in American English:
US ['æbsəənt'maɪndɪd]
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- Adjective:
- lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Word Origin
- absentminded (adj.)
- also absent-minded, "preoccupied," 1810, from absent + minded. Related: Absentmindedly; absentmindedness.
Example
- 1. He asked his voice absentminded nonchalant but his eyes showed his true emotions .
- 2. Absentminded I flicked through the file until the last name wade finally struck something deep within me .
- 3. Time grows , the person can produce absentminded illusion constantly , this is the omen before disaster .
- 4. Tianyu notice yanlin , he heard in the kidnapped every half an hour is absentminded van and train in the steamboat sound .
- 5. However , the label of these become rigid often makes common people absentminded , think it still stays in rural times .