Distracted

//dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of distract form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)

    "Plenty of accidents happened with a look-out present but momentarily distracted."

  2. 2
    distraught

    "Runs about the house like a distracted person crying and making a most hideous noise."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety wordnet

Synonyms

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inattentiveabandonedabashedabroadabsent-mindedadrift

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"That sound distracted my attention from reading."

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