He didn't do that out of meanness, but rather out of absent-mindedness.
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Absent-mindedness
/ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/
Synonyms for "absent-mindedness" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
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More general
3 entriesbehavioral tendencybehavioral traitcognitive trait
More specific
6 entriesclassroom forgetfulnesshomework omissionsmemory slipsnote taking lapsestask slipstest forgetfulness
Collocations
6 entrieschronic absent-mindednessepisodic absent-mindednessmild absent-mindednessoccasional absent-mindednesspersistent absent-mindednesstemporary absent-mindedness
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I don't mean to make mistakes; it's just absent-mindedness.
Source: wiktionary
For six years they had taken care of him and loved him—watched over his outgoings and his incomings and forgiven all his absent-mindednesses.
Source: wiktionary