distractedness
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6.2
- noun
- /dɪsˈtræktɪdnəs/
- The contemporary West's major spiritual problem is distractedness.
Examples
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In moments of distractedness, she often forgot important details of her day.
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Weariness, Acadia a distractedness is another way of putting it.
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He notices his father's distractedness, reaches over, and takes his hand.
Fiction book (1993) -
His persistent distractedness made it difficult for him to finish his homework.
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The distractedness caused by her phone notifications interrupted her focus during study time.
Synonyms
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2.9
Something that takes your attention away from what you are doing
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5.6
Thinking about something a lot and not noticing other things
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4.6
Not noticing things around you
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7.0
Not paying attention that causes mistakes or hurts others
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7.5
A tendency to lose focus because of things around you
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7.4
A state of being so distracted that you forget things and miss details
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Lack of attention that makes you forget or ignore tasks
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9.9
A state of being deeply lost in thought and not noticing things around you
A state when you cannot focus on a task or idea
Being very focused on one thought or worry
Antonyms
How Distracted
Surface Forms
Morphology
distractedness = distracted (transparent) = distract + ed + ness
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'distracted' using '-ness' to denote the state of being distracted.
Etymology
The word distractedness comes from the parts dis- ('apart') and tract ('to pull') and shares the same root as tractor, a machine that pulls. So it is like your attention being 'pulled apart' by other things, which is why distractedness means you cannot concentrate.