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absent-mindedness

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absent-mindedness /absəntˈmʌɪndɪdnəs /
noun [mass noun] the quality or state of being forgetful or inattentive:
more than a third put their absent-mindedness down to being sleep-deprived
I left it on the train in a moment of absent-mindedness.