Mind jumping

Arabic translation: تواثب الأفكار

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English term or phrase:Mind jumping
Arabic translation:تواثب الأفكار
Entered by: Amer Abu Rqaibah

21:45 Mar 15, 2019
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English term or phrase: Mind jumping
• Constant worrying 
• Can’t concentrate
• Thoughts racing
• Mind jumping from one thing to another 
• Imagining the worst and dwelling on
einass kandil
Egypt
Local time: 01:06
تواثب الأفكار
Explanation:
تواثب الأفكار الواحدة تلو الأخرى
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Amer Abu Rqaibah
Canada
Local time: 19:06
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5تواثب الأفكار
Amer Abu Rqaibah
4تحوُّل الذهن
Mahmoud Afandy
3مشتت الذهن بين شيئ وآخر
Rasha Ellithy


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mind jumping
تحوُّل الذهن


Explanation:
تحوُّل الذهن من شيء إلى آخر

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Note added at 23 mins (2019-03-15 22:08:49 GMT)
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[intransitive and transitive] to change quickly and often from one idea, place, position etc to another – used to show disapproval
jump from something to something
Cathy kept jumping from one topic to another.
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Mahmoud Afandy
Egypt
Local time: 01:06
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mind jumping
مشتت الذهن بين شيئ وآخر


Explanation:
As I understand it

Rasha Ellithy
Türkiye
Local time: 02:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 67
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mind jumping
تواثب الأفكار


Explanation:
تواثب الأفكار الواحدة تلو الأخرى

Amer Abu Rqaibah
Canada
Local time: 19:06
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Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 23
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