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dis·tract·ed
(dĭ-străk′tĭd)adj.
1. Having the attention diverted.
2. Suffering conflicting emotions; distraught.
dis·tract′ed·ly adv.
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distracted
(dɪˈstræktɪd)adj
1. (Psychology) bewildered; confused
2. (Psychology) mad
disˈtractedly adv
disˈtractedness n
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dis•tract•ed
(dɪˈstræk tɪd)adj.
1. having the attention diverted; not concentrating.
2. rendered incapable of behaving, reacting, etc., in a normal manner, as by worry or remorse; disturbed.
[1580–90]
dis•tract′ed•ly, adv.
dis•tract′ed•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | distracted - having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" |
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distracted
adjective
1. agitated, troubled, confused, puzzled, at sea, bewildered, bemused, confounded, perplexed, flustered, in a flap (informal) At work, he thought about her all day. He was distracted.
2. frantic, wild, mad, crazy, desperate, raving, frenzied, distraught, insane, deranged, grief-stricken, overwrought, at the end of your tether My father was distracted by grief.
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Translations
سارِحِ الفِكْرفاقِد العَقْلمَخْبول، مَغموم، مَفْجوع
rozptýlenýrozrušenýšílenýzbavený smyslů
distrætforstyrretfortvivlet
tébolyultzavart
annars hugarbilaîur, sturlaîurörvæntingarfullur
aklı başından gitmişaklını kaçırmışdelidikkat dağınıkkafası yerinde değil
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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distracted
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
distracted
[dɪsˈtræktɪd] adj (confused) → confuso/a; (inattentive) → distratto/ato drive sb distracted → far impazzire qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
distract
(diˈstrӕkt) verb to draw aside (the mind or attention of). He was constantly being distracted from his work by the noisy conversation of his colleagues.
diˈstracted adjective1. turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking). He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.
2. out of one's mind; mad. a distracted old woman.
3. distressed. The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.
diˈstraction (-ʃən) noun1. something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs. There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.
2. anxiety and confusion. in a state of complete distraction.
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distracted
a. distraído-a, [madness] trastornado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
distracted
adj distraídoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.