distracted en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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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:
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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:‘Taffety brocade at ten shillings an ell at Simon Snippets, the woman’s tailor, now quite ruined. I shall go distracted.’
1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 56: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most distracted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more distracted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nondistracted · distractedness · undistracted · distractedly
Translations (18)
pt distraído (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · fr distrait (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · ca distret (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · la districtus (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · mi manawarau (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · sv distraherad (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · fi poissa tolaltaan (distraught) · ka დაბნეული (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · ka უყურადღებო (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · ka გონებაგაფანტული (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · mi pakihaha (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · bg объркан (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · ar مُشتَّت (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · fi hermostunut (distraught) · nl afgeleid (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · de abgelenkt (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · es distraído (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied) · it distratto (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied)