C1 noun رسمي

misamency

/ˌmɪsəˈmɛnsi/

A state of persistent forgetfulness or chronic absent-mindedness, often characterized by a lack of awareness regarding minor details or social obligations. It describes a cognitive habit of being 'lost in thought' to the detriment of practical memory.

أمثلة

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1

His habitual misamency meant that he often arrived at dinner parties on the wrong night.

His habitual misamency meant that he often arrived at dinner parties on the wrong night.

2

The court considered whether the witness's testimony was a result of intentional deception or mere misamency.

The court considered whether the witness's testimony was a result of intentional deception or mere misamency.

3

I'm sorry I missed your call; I was in a total state of misamency while working on my project.

I'm sorry I missed your call; I was in a total state of misamency while working on my project.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
misamency
ظرف
misamently
صفة
misament
مرتبط
misamence
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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of it as 'MISSING-MEMO-CY'. You are missing the 'memo' (the detail) because of your 'cy' (state of being).

اختبار سريع

The professor's _____ was legendary; he once spent twenty minutes looking for the glasses that were already on his head.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: misamency

أمثلة

1

His habitual misamency meant that he often arrived at dinner parties on the wrong night.

everyday

His habitual misamency meant that he often arrived at dinner parties on the wrong night.

2

The court considered whether the witness's testimony was a result of intentional deception or mere misamency.

formal

The court considered whether the witness's testimony was a result of intentional deception or mere misamency.

3

I'm sorry I missed your call; I was in a total state of misamency while working on my project.

informal

I'm sorry I missed your call; I was in a total state of misamency while working on my project.

4

The paper argues that misamency is not a deficit of intelligence but rather a failure of executive attention filters.

academic

The paper argues that misamency is not a deficit of intelligence but rather a failure of executive attention filters.

5

To mitigate the risks of misamency in the supply chain, we have implemented automated redundancy checks.

business

To mitigate the risks of misamency in the supply chain, we have implemented automated redundancy checks.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
misamency
ظرف
misamently
صفة
misament
مرتبط
misamence

تلازمات شائعة

prone to misamency prone to misamency
state of misamency state of misamency
chronic misamency chronic misamency
momentary misamency momentary misamency
overcome misamency overcome misamency

العبارات الشائعة

a fit of misamency

a fit of misamency

lost in misamency

lost in misamency

clouded by misamency

clouded by misamency

يُخلط عادةً مع

misamency vs amnesia

Amnesia is a medical condition involving the loss of memories, while misamency is a general trait of being forgetful or distracted.

misamency vs mismanagement

Mismanagement refers to poor handling of resources or people, whereas misamency refers to a mental state of inattention.

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ملاحظات الاستخدام

Misamency is a sophisticated, literary term often used in standardized tests or formal psychological contexts to describe a non-clinical lack of focus. It is rarely heard in casual speech, where 'forgetfulness' is preferred.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners may confuse this with words related to 'misery' because of the 'mis-' prefix; however, the root is related to the mind and memory.

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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of it as 'MISSING-MEMO-CY'. You are missing the 'memo' (the detail) because of your 'cy' (state of being).

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أصل الكلمة

Derived from the Latin prefix 'mis-' (wrongly) and 'mens' (mind), suggesting a mind that is wrongly positioned or distracted.

أنماط نحوية

uncountable noun often follows the preposition 'in a state of' plural form 'misamencies' is rare but refers to individual instances

اختبار سريع

The professor's _____ was legendary; he once spent twenty minutes looking for the glasses that were already on his head.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: misamency

كلمات ذات صلة

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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