abstracted

[ ab-strak-tid ]
/ æbˈstræk tɪd /
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adjective

lost in thought; deeply engrossed or preoccupied.

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Origin of abstracted

First recorded in 1605–15; abstract + -ed2

synonym study for abstracted

See absent-minded.

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Words related to abstracted

daydreaming, withdrawn, absent-minded, inattentive, remote, lost in thought, out to lunch

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British Dictionary definitions for abstracted

abstracted
/ (æbˈstræktɪd) /

adjective

lost in thought; preoccupied
taken out or separated; extracted

Derived forms of abstracted

abstractedly, adverbabstractedness, noun
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