distracted
- adjective
- /dɪˈstræktɪd/
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distraído
Don't engage, don't get distracted, just go.
- Don't engage, don't get distracted, just go.
- Play your cards right, don't get distracted and enjoy yourself and be inspired.
- So you are actually exhausted, you are distracted, you are not as efficient.
- That's part of it, not being distracted by other things.
- OK, I don't know if you know, but I got distracted this year with some stuff.
- It is easy to get distracted so blindfolds are great.
- They may be distracted by work and by other activities.
- Just ignore them because I don't want you getting distracted by what's going on outside.
- when America is broke, divided, confused and distracted? And that's just the president
- We're able to be constantly distracted all the time.
- Big successes, even in a distracted and confused world.
- Meaning it's easier to become distracted the more distracted you are.
Examples
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It's hard to not be distracted in the out of body condition.
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And then I get, you know, distracted by something else.
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So you are actually exhausted, you are distracted, you are not as efficient.
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I've been a little distracted by this new game.
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That's part of it, not being distracted by other things.
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OK, I don't know if you know, but I got distracted this year with some stuff.
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She felt too distracted to focus on her studies because of all the noise outside.
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During the meeting, he was distracted by his phone vibrating every few minutes.
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It's difficult to concentrate when you're feeling distracted by personal worries.
Synonyms
32
4.5
Thinking so much about something that you do not notice what is happening around you
19
4.0
Not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else
16
4.8
Not paying attention to one thing and having no clear goal
5
5.3
Does not notice what is happening or small details
3
7.3
A person who is not organized, easily distracted, and often forgets things
2
5.9
A person who often does not pay attention and forgets small things like keys
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8.7
Not fully paying attention and feeling confused or dreamy
1
4.7
Your mind is not paying attention to what you are doing
1
7.8
Easily distracted and not paying full attention
Not paying attention because you feel worried or are thinking about something else
Not paying attention to what is happening or being said
Antonyms
How Distracted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Distracted comes from dis- ('apart') and tract ('pull'); tract is the same root in tractor, a machine that pulls. So, if you are distracted your attention is being 'pulled away' from what you should do, which is why you cannot concentrate.