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distracted

[ dih-strak-tid ]

adjective

  1. having the attention diverted:

    She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.

  2. rendered incapable of behaving, reacting, etc., in a normal manner, as by worry, remorse, or the like; irrational; disturbed.


distracted

/ ɪˈٰæɪ /

adjective

  1. bewildered; confused
  2. mad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈٰٱ, adverb
  • 徱ˈٰٱԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 徱·ٰĻ· adverb
  • 徱·ٰĻ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzd·ٰĻ adjective
  • non徱·ٰĻ· adverb
  • ܲd·ٰĻ adjective
  • un徱·ٰĻ· adverb
  • un徱·ٰĻ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of distracted1

First recorded in 1580–90; distract + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Betts felt like his absence distracted from that team’s accomplishment and made the news cycle about him.

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Americans may be distracted but foreigners and global market-watchers have noticed.

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"General poverty, major political upheaval, alongside other disasters - e.g. the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 - has distracted the country from concentrating on the unpredictable risks from earthquakes," he said.

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What if Ohtani gets distracted in his return to pitching and declines offensively?

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Mr Gilder allegedly distracted store employees, then ran from the store with two pairs of earrings.

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