distracted
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.dis·tract·ed
adjectiveDefinition of DISTRACTED
1
: mentally confused, troubled, or remote
2
: maddened or deranged especially by grief or anxiety
— dis·tract·ed·ly adverb
See Examples of DISTRACTED
- If you're feeling distracted, take a break.
- <she's been distracted about her son ever since he left on that polar expedition>
First Known Use of DISTRACTED
1576
Related to DISTRACTED
- Synonyms
- agitated, delirious, frantic, distrait, distraught, frenzied, hysterical (also hysteric)
- Antonyms
- collected, composed, recollected, self-collected, self-composed, self-possessed, unhysterical
See Synonym Discussion at abstracted
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