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Absorbed vs Absentminded - What's the difference?

absorbed | absentminded |

As adjectives the difference between absorbed and absentminded

is that absorbed is fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed while absentminded is alternative form of lang=en.

As a verb absorbed

is past tense of absorb.

absorbed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
  • Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (absorb)

    • Derived terms

    * absorbed dose * self-absorbed

    See also

    * adsorbed

    References

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    absentminded

    English

    Alternative forms

    * absent-minded

    Adjective

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