{"id":4134,"date":"2021-05-31T11:17:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/absorbed\/"},"modified":"2021-05-31T11:17:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:17:07","slug":"absorbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/absorbed\/","title":{"rendered":"absorbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Latin word <em>absorptus<\/em> came to our <strong>idiom<\/strong> What <strong>absorbed<\/strong>.  This adjective is used to qualify someone who <strong>is dumbfounded, self-absorbed, or very focused<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/absorto.jpg\" alt=\"Absorbed\" width=\"343\" height=\"231\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-69154\" align=\"right\"\/>For example: <em>\"My teenage son is so absorbed in his phone that he doesn't pay attention to me when I speak to him\"<\/em>, <em>\"Absorbed in his thoughts, the man did not even notice the tragedy that unfolded next to him\"<\/em>, <em>\"If you are absorbed in work, you will not be able to solve your family problems, so I suggest you find a balance\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Suppose a young man <strong>sits down to read a mystery novel in a park<\/strong>.  Absorbed in the plot of the <strong>book<\/strong>, the boy does not notice what is happening around him.  In this way, he does not look at those who are walking nearby or listen to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Someone absorbed, in short, is <strong>thoughtful<\/strong> or <strong>abstracted<\/strong>.  What your <strong>interest<\/strong> it worries, subjugates, or dazzles him, thereby losing contact with the outside.<\/p>\n<p>A child absorbed in a <strong>cartoon movie<\/strong>, to mention one case, you will probably not respond when spoken to.  This is because all your <strong>attention<\/strong> it is placed on the screen, a peculiarity that makes it, in a certain way, disconnect from everything else.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the concept of absorbed is used with reference to a group of <strong>people<\/strong>, to an entity or something abstract: <em>\"A country absorbed in its past is not in a position to progress\"<\/em>, <em>\"I notice a government absorbed in the economy when there are many other issues to attend to\"<\/em>, <em>\"A society absorbed in the virtual cannot generate real changes\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-center kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4134&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;absorbed&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this post<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Latin word absorptus came to our idiom What absorbed. 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