abstractedness
Lost in thought
Abstractedness is the state of being mentally withdrawn or preoccupied, lost in thought rather than attending to one's surroundings.
It suggests a dreamy inattention: His abstractedness during the meeting annoyed his colleagues.
The word is formal and uncommon, with absent-mindedness or distraction serving the same purpose in ordinary speech.
Idle mental wandering
- inattentivenessLack of focused awareness
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
- spacinessState of mental vagueness
preoccupation · obliviousness · heedlessness · woolgathering · absent-mindedness · distractedness · vagueness · haziness
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- cogitationCareful, prolonged consideration
musing · philosophizing · theorizing · speculation · cerebration · deep thought · reverie · pensiveness
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- withdrawalAct of taking away
distance · remove · coolness · impersonality · dispassion · uninvolvement · standoffishness · reservedness
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-scrutinyCritical examination of oneself
self-questioning · self-awareness · self-observation · inwardness · metacognition · navel-gazing · self-absorption · inner focus
daydreaming
Idle mental wandering
- inattentivenessLack of focused awareness
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
spaciness · preoccupation · obliviousness · heedlessness · woolgathering · absent-mindedness · distractedness · vagueness · haziness · befuddlement
meditation
Focused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
cogitation · musing · philosophizing · theorizing · speculation · cerebration · deep thought · reverie · pensiveness · woolgathering
aloofness
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
withdrawal · distance · remove · coolness · impersonality · dispassion · uninvolvement · standoffishness · reservedness · emotional distance
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-awareness · self-observation · inwardness · metacognition · navel-gazing · self-absorption · inner focus · inner life
abstractednessattentiveness
Concentrated awareness of surroundings
alertness · mindfulness · awareness · concentration · focus
abstractednessgroundedness
State of being anchored
concreteness · practicality · engagement · down-to-earthness · earthiness
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