distracted

dis-tract-ed · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Unable to concentrate because one's mind is preoccupied.

  2. 2.

    Troubled or distraught.

Phrases & expressions

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    Distracted driving — Operating a vehicle while engaged in other activities.
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    Distracted by — Having one's attention drawn away by something.
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    Easily distracted — Quick to lose focus.

Related words

Antonyms: alert, attentive, concentrated, focused
See also: distract, distraction, preoccupied
Synonyms: absent-minded, inattentive, preoccupied, unfocused

Etymology

Past participle of distract, from Latin distractus, from distrahere ("to draw apart, pull in different directions"), from dis- ("apart") + trahere ("to draw, pull").