Distracted
/dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of distract form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
"Plenty of accidents happened with a look-out present but momentarily distracted."
- 2 distraught
"Runs about the house like a distracted person crying and making a most hideous noise."
Adjective
- 1 having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety wordnet
Example
More examples"That sound distracted my attention from reading."