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Abwesenheit

absence (also of mind)

noun AP-vay-zen-hait Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

absenteeism

Usage Note

Abwesenheit covers physical absence and mental absence (geistige Abwesenheit = absent-mindedness). The phrase in Abwesenheit von = in the absence of is formal and legal.

Examples

"Man konnte an seinem Blick die geistige Abwesenheit ablesen."

Natural Translation

One could read the mental absence from his look.

Literal Translation

One could from his look the mental absence read-off.

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