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distracted

[ dih-strak-tid ]
/ dɪˈstræk tɪd /
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adjective

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.

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RELATED WORDS

desperately, furiously, crazily, passionately, violently, hastily, intensely, frantically, excitedly, recklessly, energetically, hysterically, insanely, dementedly, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, hard, irrationally, quickly

Nearby words

distortion, distortion aberration, distoversion, distr., distract, distracted, distracted driving, distractibility, distraction, distractive, distractor

Origin of distracted

First recorded in 1580–90; distract + -ed2

Related forms

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Examples from the Web for distractedly

British Dictionary definitions for distractedly

distracted

/ (dɪˈstræktɪd) /

adjective

bewildered; confused
mad

Derived Forms

distractedly, adverbdistractedness, noun
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