distracted
- 1Not able to pay attention because your mind is on something else.
Like trying to read a book while a loud TV is on right next to you.
She was too distracted to hear the question.
He felt distracted by the noise coming from the street.
Similarpreoccupied, inattentive, unfocused, absent-minded
- 2Simple past and past participle of distract. Use this form for something that already pulled attention away.
The loud music distracted her while she studied.
A sudden noise distracted the whole class.
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- 3So upset and troubled that you cannot think clearly.
Like being so upset that you cannot sit still or think straight.
She was distracted with grief after hearing the news.
The distracted mother searched everywhere for her lost child.
Similardistraught, frantic, overwrought, agitated
Oppositecalm, composed, collected
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distracted is a form of distract
distract, verb: To pull someone's attention away from what they are doing. Full entry
- Forms
- distractdistracts he/she/itdistracting -ing formdistracted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- distract → distracted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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