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distracted

[ dih-strak-tid ]

adjective

  1. having the attention diverted:

    She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.

  2. rendered incapable of behaving, reacting, etc., in a normal manner, as by worry, remorse, or the like; irrational; disturbed.


distracted

/ dɪˈstræktɪd /

adjective

  1. bewildered; confused
  2. mad


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Derived Forms

  • disˈtractedness, noun
  • disˈtractedly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • dis·tracted·ly adverb
  • dis·tracted·ness noun
  • nondis·tracted adjective
  • nondis·tracted·ly adverb
  • undis·tracted adjective
  • undis·tracted·ly adverb
  • undis·tracted·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of distracted1

First recorded in 1580–90; distract + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

Employers—both women and men—think mothers are distracted by family duties.

Somebody yanks Chan and elbows him and he is momentarily distracted trying to apprehend his assailant.

First we laugh, then we begin to wonder why the man was so distracted that he didn't notice he'd taken the doorknob with him.

At the moment when the remaining gunmen were distracted by a cellphone call, the five survivors bolted into the darkness.

If anything, he is apologetic that he is being distracted with incoming emails about it.

She observed his pale looks, and the distracted wandering of his eyes; but she would not notice either.

Louis had covered his raging temples with his hand, and he hastened forward with distracted swiftness.

The sections, the tribunals, the clubs were to suspend their sittings, that the public attention might not be distracted.

When he reached his own little room, he sat for some time, distracted by conflicting thoughts.

Miss Winter has set Mary to read 'To be, or not to be,' and it would have driven me distracted to have stayed there.

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