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spaced out

 
/ˈspeɪst ˈɑʊt/ adj (also spacey /ˈspeɪ·si/)

Definition

not aware of or paying attention to what is happening around you: I just got home from work and I’m kind of spaced out.
(Definition of spaced out adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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