Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Lack of power to keep the attention fixed on any subject; an extreme degree of mind-wandering.

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  • noun Inability to concentrate.

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Examples

  • I have seen cases which were regarded as instances of aprosexia, [105] the lack of the power of concentration being attributed to adenoid vegetations, but in which the defect might, with at least as much reason, have been referred to the play of sexual ideas.

    The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900

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  • An abnormal inability to pay attention, often characterized by a lack of interest in anything.

    July 31, 2008

  • JM is trying to research aprosexia without a great deal of success.

    January 18, 2011