Search results
- Dictionarydis·tract·ed/dəˈstraktəd/
adjective
- 1. unable to concentrate because one's mind is preoccupied: "Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
The meaning of DISTRACTED is having one's thoughts or attention drawn away : unable to concentrate or give attention to something. How to use distracted in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Distracted.
nervous or confused because you are worried about something: Tania seems very distracted at the moment - I think she's worried about her brother. Fewer examples. Concentrate on the main points of the argument and try not to be distracted by incidental details. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Distracted definition: inattentive; preoccupied. . See examples of DISTRACTED used in a sentence.
1. a. : to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time. was distracted by a sudden noise. b. : to turn aside : divert. refused to be distracted from her purpose. 2. : to stir up or confuse with conflicting emotions or motives. distractibility. di-ˌstrak-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun
to take someone’s attention away from what that person is doing or should be doing: She liked to work with the radio playing and said it did not distract her. distraction. noun [ C/U ] us / dɪˈstræk·ʃən / [ U ] It’s impossible to work with all this distraction.
When you're distracted, something else has your attention, making you lose focus or become nervous. If a dog keeps barking or a car alarm won't stop going off, it's easy to become distracted: annoyed and not very focused on what you're trying to do.
to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work. to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset: Grief distracted him. Synonyms: distress, torment, pain, agitate, bewilder. to provide a pleasant diversion for; amuse; entertain: I'm bored with bridge, but golf still distracts me.
to take someone’s attention away from what that person is doing or should be doing: She liked to work with the radio playing and said it did not distract her. distraction. noun [ C/U ] us / dɪˈstræk·ʃən / [ U ] It’s impossible to work with all this distraction.
distracted (by somebody/something) unable to pay attention to somebody/something because you are worried or thinking about something else. Luke looked momentarily distracted. She seemed slightly distracted, as if something was worrying her.
If you are distracted, you are not concentrating on something because you are worried or are thinking about something else.
