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- Dictionarydistracted/dɪˈstraktɪd/
adjective
- 1. unable to concentrate because one is preoccupied by something worrying or unpleasant: "Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention"
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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.
DISTRACTED definition: 1. nervous or confused because you are worried about something: 2. nervous or confused because you…. Learn more.
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.
: 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.
verb (used with object) 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:
adjective. inattentive; preoccupied. having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry. rendered incapable of behaving, reacting, etc., in a normal manner, as by worry, remorse, or the like; irrational; disturbed. distracted. / dɪˈstræktɪd / adjective. bewildered; confused. mad.
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 make someone stop giving their attention to something: distract someone from something Don't distract her from her studies. distract attention from He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities. Fewer examples. The teacher had to separate the two friends because they tend to distract each other in class.
verb. /dɪˈstrækt/ Verb Forms. distract somebody/something (from something) to take somebody’s attention away from what they are trying to do synonym divert. You're distracting me from my work. Don't talk to her—she's very easily distracted. It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth. He’s easily distracted from his work.
If you are distracted, you are not concentrating on something because you are worried or are thinking about something else.
