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absentmindedness vs absorption

absorption vs absentmindedness

absentmindedness and absorption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
absentmindedness Yes No No No
absorption Yes No No No
As nouns, absorption is a hypernym of absentmindedness; that is, absorption is a word with a broader meaning than absentmindedness:
  • absentmindedness: preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
  • absorption: the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Other hypernyms of absentmindedness include engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation.
absentmindedness (noun) absorption (noun)
preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored the mental state of being preoccupied by something
complete attention; intense mental effort
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Difference between absentmindedness and absorption

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