Absorption and Befuddlement

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Absorption noun - A focusing of the mind on something.

Usage example: forgot to return the phone call due to his absorption in setting up the new computer system

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Befuddlement is an antonym for absorption.

Befuddlement noun - A state of mental uncertainty.

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Absorption is an antonym for befuddlement.

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Befuddlement and Absorption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/absorption/befuddlement

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