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Discover LudwigThe word "absent-mindedness" is correct and usable in written English
It is used to describe someone who is forgetful or easily distracted. For example, "I have always been an absent-minded person; I often forget to write down important dates and appointments."
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absent-mindedness
noun
The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied.
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Through selective absent-mindedness.
Slight absent-mindedness.
Tales of Gilder's absent-mindedness are legion.
It knew about absent-mindedness and pandemonium.
Or a whiff of his legendary absent-mindedness.
Hanfeng looked at Siyu's face, detecting a familiar absent-mindedness.
With his formidable intellect went a legendary absent-mindedness.
This didn't happen in a fit of absent-mindedness.
If she had a deficiency, it was absent-mindedness.
But the bouts of absent-mindedness ended happily.
It probably shouldn't count on its customers' absent-mindedness for much longer.
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