Definition of distracted in English:

distracted

adjective dɪˈstraktɪddəˈstræktəd

Unable to concentrate because one is preoccupied by something worrying or unpleasant.
Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention
Example sentencesExamples
- As you said she's easily distracted so she doesn't quite pick up on things.
- People are briefly distracted, Gable concedes, but she says the boost in morale makes it worthwhile.
- In the hallway I was distracted by crying sounds, a woman's cry.
- Anna looked up, momentarily distracted by the noise her friends were making.
- While contemplating her mother's advice, Fannie was distracted by a sound.
- He seemed distracted for a second, and then grinned and slung himself up into his bunk.
- The driver is so distracted by a milkshake that he almost plows right into the back of another car!
- I rubbed my forehead and tried to concentrate, but I was distracted again by a passerby consuming a large, warm cinnamon roll.
- Hands-free devices are not considered to be safer as the driver is still distracted.
- I was distracted for a second and realized I had traveled a bit off the road.
- Okay, so she was distracted and confused a lot of the time, but some strange qualities are endearing.
- These days I'm so distracted by the arguments over it that I cannot concentrate on teaching my students.
- Grace was too distracted by the thought of getting dirt in her brand-new white shoes.
- But we should not be distracted from the real issues it could not investigate.
- I never heard anything but I was somewhat distracted at the time.
- Suddenly his eyes averted over my head and he seemed distracted for a moment.
- But like a child whose attention is easily distracted, he turned his attention back to Michelle once again.
- Doubting she would be distracted enough by that to forget it, Adam quickly tried to think of something else to say.
- But I tried not to get distracted from the task at hand.
- They were distracted by a dull thumping sound from the other side of the room.
Synonyms
preoccupied, diverted, inattentive, vague, absorbed, engrossed, abstracted, distrait, distant, absent, absent-minded, faraway
bemused, confused, bewildered, perplexed, puzzled, agitated, flustered, ruffled, disconcerted, discomposed, nonplussed, befuddled, mystified
troubled, pestered, harassed, worried, tormented
informal miles away, in a world of one's own, not with it, fazed, hassled, in a flap

Derivatives

distractedly

adverbdɪˈstraktɪdlidəˈstræktədli

Mumbling distractedly, she conducts me through the hundreds of exhibits.
Example sentencesExamples
- Therefore, one is against it, albeit somewhat distractedly.
- My wife returned to the room to find the tree on the floor, with my arm and legs visible beneath, waving distractedly.
- She returned to her room at Pembroke and distractedly toured its hamster-hutch of accessories for living/processing time.
- Katrina stubbornly refused to veer off and wimp out like all New Orleanians distractedly assumed she would.

distractedness

noun

A committee of old men sitting on chairs were watching him and laughing a lot among themselves - perhaps amused at his distractedness or perhaps just glad that he was having to do the work and they weren't.
Example sentencesExamples
- She was forced to say something of this to Mr. Lesley when he asked her about her distractedness, but he could say nothing to reassure her.
- Lizzie is relentlessly charming throughout, even as she somehow misses Gordo's obvious misery at her distractedness.
- If I were working in an office today, I'd be full of good intentions and dozy distractedness.
- Maybe what is being revealed isn't that distractedness hurts learning, but that lecture is such an inefficient use of time that bright young minds have unused capacity that demands to be used in other ways?
- Nighy brings a wonderful distractedness to his portrayal of Gideon, who is becoming increasingly depressed and preoccupied by the distance between himself and his daughter Natasha.
- If distractedness breeds emotional turmoil, the ability to sustain our gaze, to keep looking, can bring greater clarity and insight.
- The error might have resulted from a second's distractedness rather than illiteracy.
- I walked into someone deliberately last week just to prove a point, and then it became a game to see how many read-and-walk people didn't get out of our way due to their own distractedness.
- What we've seen is a steady, continuing rise in the general level of distractedness as computing and communication technologies deliver an ever greater and faster-flowing stream of stimuli.

Rhymes

protracted

Definition of distracted in US English:

distracted

adjectivedəˈstræktəddəˈstraktəd

Unable to concentrate because one's mind is preoccupied.
Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention
she ran her fingers through her hair in a distracted fashion
Example sentencesExamples
- Grace was too distracted by the thought of getting dirt in her brand-new white shoes.
- As you said she's easily distracted so she doesn't quite pick up on things.
- He seemed distracted for a second, and then grinned and slung himself up into his bunk.
- In the hallway I was distracted by crying sounds, a woman's cry.
- I never heard anything but I was somewhat distracted at the time.
- I rubbed my forehead and tried to concentrate, but I was distracted again by a passerby consuming a large, warm cinnamon roll.
- But we should not be distracted from the real issues it could not investigate.
- The driver is so distracted by a milkshake that he almost plows right into the back of another car!
- Suddenly his eyes averted over my head and he seemed distracted for a moment.
- I was distracted for a second and realized I had traveled a bit off the road.
- But like a child whose attention is easily distracted, he turned his attention back to Michelle once again.
- But I tried not to get distracted from the task at hand.
- These days I'm so distracted by the arguments over it that I cannot concentrate on teaching my students.
- Hands-free devices are not considered to be safer as the driver is still distracted.
- They were distracted by a dull thumping sound from the other side of the room.
- Anna looked up, momentarily distracted by the noise her friends were making.
- Okay, so she was distracted and confused a lot of the time, but some strange qualities are endearing.
- Doubting she would be distracted enough by that to forget it, Adam quickly tried to think of something else to say.
- People are briefly distracted, Gable concedes, but she says the boost in morale makes it worthwhile.
- While contemplating her mother's advice, Fannie was distracted by a sound.
Synonyms
preoccupied, diverted, inattentive, vague, absorbed, engrossed, abstracted, distrait, distant, absent, absent-minded, faraway

单词	distracted
释义	Definition of distracted in English: distracted adjective dɪˈstraktɪddəˈstræktəd Unable to concentrate because one is preoccupied by something worrying or unpleasant. Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention Example sentencesExamples As you said she's easily distracted so she doesn't quite pick up on things. People are briefly distracted, Gable concedes, but she says the boost in morale makes it worthwhile. In the hallway I was distracted by crying sounds, a woman's cry. Anna looked up, momentarily distracted by the noise her friends were making. While contemplating her mother's advice, Fannie was distracted by a sound. He seemed distracted for a second, and then grinned and slung himself up into his bunk. The driver is so distracted by a milkshake that he almost plows right into the back of another car! I rubbed my forehead and tried to concentrate, but I was distracted again by a passerby consuming a large, warm cinnamon roll. Hands-free devices are not considered to be safer as the driver is still distracted. I was distracted for a second and realized I had traveled a bit off the road. Okay, so she was distracted and confused a lot of the time, but some strange qualities are endearing. These days I'm so distracted by the arguments over it that I cannot concentrate on teaching my students. Grace was too distracted by the thought of getting dirt in her brand-new white shoes. But we should not be distracted from the real issues it could not investigate. I never heard anything but I was somewhat distracted at the time. Suddenly his eyes averted over my head and he seemed distracted for a moment. But like a child whose attention is easily distracted, he turned his attention back to Michelle once again. Doubting she would be distracted enough by that to forget it, Adam quickly tried to think of something else to say. But I tried not to get distracted from the task at hand. They were distracted by a dull thumping sound from the other side of the room. Synonyms preoccupied, diverted, inattentive, vague, absorbed, engrossed, abstracted, distrait, distant, absent, absent-minded, faraway bemused, confused, bewildered, perplexed, puzzled, agitated, flustered, ruffled, disconcerted, discomposed, nonplussed, befuddled, mystified troubled, pestered, harassed, worried, tormented informal miles away, in a world of one's own, not with it, fazed, hassled, in a flap Derivatives distractedly adverbdɪˈstraktɪdlidəˈstræktədli Mumbling distractedly, she conducts me through the hundreds of exhibits. Example sentencesExamples Therefore, one is against it, albeit somewhat distractedly. My wife returned to the room to find the tree on the floor, with my arm and legs visible beneath, waving distractedly. She returned to her room at Pembroke and distractedly toured its hamster-hutch of accessories for living/processing time. Katrina stubbornly refused to veer off and wimp out like all New Orleanians distractedly assumed she would. distractedness noun A committee of old men sitting on chairs were watching him and laughing a lot among themselves - perhaps amused at his distractedness or perhaps just glad that he was having to do the work and they weren't. Example sentencesExamples She was forced to say something of this to Mr. Lesley when he asked her about her distractedness, but he could say nothing to reassure her. Lizzie is relentlessly charming throughout, even as she somehow misses Gordo's obvious misery at her distractedness. If I were working in an office today, I'd be full of good intentions and dozy distractedness. Maybe what is being revealed isn't that distractedness hurts learning, but that lecture is such an inefficient use of time that bright young minds have unused capacity that demands to be used in other ways? Nighy brings a wonderful distractedness to his portrayal of Gideon, who is becoming increasingly depressed and preoccupied by the distance between himself and his daughter Natasha. If distractedness breeds emotional turmoil, the ability to sustain our gaze, to keep looking, can bring greater clarity and insight. The error might have resulted from a second's distractedness rather than illiteracy. I walked into someone deliberately last week just to prove a point, and then it became a game to see how many read-and-walk people didn't get out of our way due to their own distractedness. What we've seen is a steady, continuing rise in the general level of distractedness as computing and communication technologies deliver an ever greater and faster-flowing stream of stimuli. Rhymes protracted Definition of distracted in US English: distracted adjectivedəˈstræktəddəˈstraktəd Unable to concentrate because one's mind is preoccupied. Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention she ran her fingers through her hair in a distracted fashion Example sentencesExamples Grace was too distracted by the thought of getting dirt in her brand-new white shoes. As you said she's easily distracted so she doesn't quite pick up on things. He seemed distracted for a second, and then grinned and slung himself up into his bunk. In the hallway I was distracted by crying sounds, a woman's cry. I never heard anything but I was somewhat distracted at the time. I rubbed my forehead and tried to concentrate, but I was distracted again by a passerby consuming a large, warm cinnamon roll. But we should not be distracted from the real issues it could not investigate. The driver is so distracted by a milkshake that he almost plows right into the back of another car! Suddenly his eyes averted over my head and he seemed distracted for a moment. I was distracted for a second and realized I had traveled a bit off the road. But like a child whose attention is easily distracted, he turned his attention back to Michelle once again. But I tried not to get distracted from the task at hand. These days I'm so distracted by the arguments over it that I cannot concentrate on teaching my students. Hands-free devices are not considered to be safer as the driver is still distracted. They were distracted by a dull thumping sound from the other side of the room. Anna looked up, momentarily distracted by the noise her friends were making. Okay, so she was distracted and confused a lot of the time, but some strange qualities are endearing. Doubting she would be distracted enough by that to forget it, Adam quickly tried to think of something else to say. People are briefly distracted, Gable concedes, but she says the boost in morale makes it worthwhile. While contemplating her mother's advice, Fannie was distracted by a sound. Synonyms preoccupied, diverted, inattentive, vague, absorbed, engrossed, abstracted, distrait, distant, absent, absent-minded, faraway
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