distracted
/dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/
distracted adjective: having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary). Also the simple past and past participle of distract.
Adjective
distracted (comparative more distracted, superlative most distracted)
- having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
- Plenty of accidents happened with a look-out present but momentarily distracted.2021 September 22, Dr Mike Esbester, “Trackside safety: a permanent problem”, in RAIL, number 940, page 79
- distraught
- Runs about the house like a distracted person crying and making a most hideous noise.1737, J. Bricknell, The Natural History of North Carolina, page 342
- There'll be a procession— bands— dead march— bells tolling— all the girls in tears— Yum-Yum distracted— then, when it's all over, general rejoicings, and a display of fireworks in the evening.1885, W. S. Gilbert, “Act I”, in The Mikado
Also used as
distracted is also the simple past and past participle of distract.
distracted meaning in Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam and Gujarati
distracted in Marathi
- विचलित, विचलित झाले
distracted in Telugu
- పరధ్యానం చెందడం, పరధ్యానం చెంది
distracted in Malayalam
- വ്യതിചലിച്ചു
distracted in Gujarati
- વિચલિત
More languagesFewer languages
- distracted in Nepali
- विचलित
- distracted in Arabic
- مُشتَّت
Examples of distracted in a sentence
- Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on.
- The movie's excessive use of special effects distracted from the plot.
- Channel 4's bug distracted Jim from his favorite show.
Forms of distracted
| comparative | more distracted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most distracted |
Words formed from distracted
Questions about distracted
- What does distracted mean?
- Distracted means having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary).
- What is distracted in Marathi?
- Distracted in Marathi is विचलित, विचलित झाले. See Distracted meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is distracted?
- Distracted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce distracted?
- Distracted is pronounced /dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/.
Words near distracted in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: distracted (page history and authors); distracted (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); distracted (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); distracted (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); distracted (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); distracted (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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