poor concentration
Easily losing focus
Poor concentration is difficulty sustaining focused attention on a task or subject.
The mind wanders, distractions intrude easily, and mental effort feels harder to maintain: I blamed my poor concentration on lack of sleep.
It can be temporary from fatigue or stress, or persistent as in attention disorders.
Also called poor focus.
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- foggyObscured by vapor
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- short attention spanInability to sustain focus
drifting · zoning out · zoned out · spacing out · tuning out · daydreaming · head in clouds · absent-minded · forgetful · hazy · blank stare · mental fatigue · brain fog · losing focus · fidgeting · restless · overwhelmed · scatterbrained
- cognitive symptomsmemory loss, confusion, disorientation, brain fog, forgetfulness
- hangoversheadache, nausea, thirst, dry mouth, fatigue
- ADHDADHD, hyperactivity, inattention, impulsivity, fidgeting
- depressionmajor depression, clinical depression, sadness, hopelessness, anhedonia
- cognitive disordersdementia, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, vascular dementia
- drowsinesssleepiness, tiredness, grogginess, lethargy, fatigue
poor concentrationsharp focus
Maximum image clarity
laser focus · rapt attention · mental clarity · clear thinking · mindfulness
poor concentrationsustained attention
Continuous focus over time
mental endurance · staying power · single-mindedness · tenacity
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