misamency
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.
Beispiele
3 von 5His 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.
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.
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.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of it as 'MISSING-MEMO-CY'. You are missing the 'memo' (the detail) because of your 'cy' (state of being).
Schnelles Quiz
The professor's _____ was legendary; he once spent twenty minutes looking for the glasses that were already on his head.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: misamency
Beispiele
His habitual misamency meant that he often arrived at dinner parties on the wrong night.
everydayHis habitual misamency meant that he often arrived at dinner parties on the wrong night.
The court considered whether the witness's testimony was a result of intentional deception or mere misamency.
formalThe court considered whether the witness's testimony was a result of intentional deception or mere misamency.
I'm sorry I missed your call; I was in a total state of misamency while working on my project.
informalI'm sorry I missed your call; I was in a total state of misamency while working on my project.
The paper argues that misamency is not a deficit of intelligence but rather a failure of executive attention filters.
academicThe paper argues that misamency is not a deficit of intelligence but rather a failure of executive attention filters.
To mitigate the risks of misamency in the supply chain, we have implemented automated redundancy checks.
businessTo mitigate the risks of misamency in the supply chain, we have implemented automated redundancy checks.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
a fit of misamency
a fit of misamency
lost in misamency
lost in misamency
clouded by misamency
clouded by misamency
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Amnesia is a medical condition involving the loss of memories, while misamency is a general trait of being forgetful or distracted.
Mismanagement refers to poor handling of resources or people, whereas misamency refers to a mental state of inattention.
Nutzungshinweise
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.
Häufige Fehler
Learners may confuse this with words related to 'misery' because of the 'mis-' prefix; however, the root is related to the mind and memory.
Merkhilfe
Think of it as 'MISSING-MEMO-CY'. You are missing the 'memo' (the detail) because of your 'cy' (state of being).
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Latin prefix 'mis-' (wrongly) and 'mens' (mind), suggesting a mind that is wrongly positioned or distracted.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
The professor's _____ was legendary; he once spent twenty minutes looking for the glasses that were already on his head.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: misamency
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