Abstracted

//əbˈstɹæk.tɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of abstract form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.

    "the evil abstracted stood From his own evil,[…]"

  2. 2
    Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete. archaic

    "I am not sure, that the best way of discussing any subject, except those, that concern the abstracted sciences, is not somewhat in the way of dialogue."

  3. 3
    Abstract; abstruse; difficult. archaic

    "The preſent Argument is the moſt abſtracted that ever I engaged in, it ſtrains my Faculties to their higheſt Stretch; and I deſire the Reader to attend with utmoſt perpenſity; For, I now proceed to unravel this knotty Point."

  4. 4
    Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.

    "an abstracted scholar"

Adjective
  1. 1
    lost in thought; showing preoccupation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
absentmindedabbreviatedabridgedabsentabsentabsent-minded

Example

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"Analyses of individual events abstracted from their historical context often come to erroneous conclusions."

Etymology

From abstract + -ed.

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