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[ dih-strak-tid ] / dɪˈstræk tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR distracted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry. rendered incapable of behaving, reacting, etc., in a normal manner, as by worry, remorse, or the like; irrational; disturbed. Origin of distractedFirst recorded in 1580–90; distract + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM distracteddis·tract·ed·ly, adverbdis·tract·ed·ness, nounnon·dis·tract·ed, adjectivenon·dis·tract·ed·ly, adverb un·dis·tract·ed, adjectiveun·dis·tract·ed·ly, adverbun·dis·tract·ed·ness, noun Words nearby distracteddistortion, distortion aberration, distoversion, distr., distract, distracted, distracted driving, distractibility, distraction, distractive, distractor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for distractedEmployers—both women and men—think mothers are distracted by family duties. How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST 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. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the moment when the remaining gunmen were distracted by a cellphone call, the five survivors bolted into the darkness. Mexico’s First Lady of Murder Is on the Lam|Michael Daly|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST They end up flirting with some girls while traveling with Ben, and are so distracted that they leave him on a city bus. 15 Times ‘Friends’ Was Really, Really Weird|Kevin Fallon|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Amid our grief we now see that New York had been distracted by flash and wit and cash for too long. The Resilient City: New York After 9/11|John Avlon|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Public attention was distracted by the appearance of Monsieur Bournisien, who was going across the market with the holy oil. Madame Bovary|Gustave Flaubert Silence reigned; Pierrette was watching the game, Sylvie's attention was distracted from her by the interest of the grande misere. Pierrette|Honore de Balzac Clarence made an error in his first move, for his attention was distracted by seeing Belinda behind his adversary's chair. Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth "Don't, darling—just to please me," Mollie begged, distracted. A Case in Camera|Oliver Onions But I am at present distracted with doubts and torn by remorse. The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for distractedDerived forms of distracteddistractedly, adverbdistractedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to distracteddisturbed, panicked, inattentive, preoccupied, distressed, abstracted, distraught, frenzied |