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distractedness

distractedness

6.2
Not able to pay attention because your mind is on other things
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈtræktɪdnəs/
translation icon : distraído
  • The contemporary West's major spiritual problem is distractedness.

Examples

  • In moments of distractedness, she often forgot important details of her day.

  • Weariness, Acadia a distractedness is another way of putting it.

  • 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.

  • The distractedness caused by her phone notifications interrupted her focus during study time.

Synonyms

distraction
vsdistractedness
234 2.9

Something that takes your attention away from what you are doing

is the state of being unable to concentrate when attention is pulled away
preoccupation
vsdistractedness
26 5.6

Thinking about something a lot and not noticing other things

is inability to concentrate because attention is pulled away by worries or other things
inattention
vsdistractedness
8 4.6

Not noticing things around you

involves inability to concentrate because attention is pulled away by worries
distractibility
vsdistractedness
1 7.5

A tendency to lose focus because of things around you

is the present state of failing to concentrate because attention is pulled away
inattentiveness
vsdistractedness
1 7.0

Not paying attention that causes mistakes or hurts others

focuses on inability to concentrate because attention is pulled away by worries
absentmindedness
vsdistractedness
1 7.4

A state of being so distracted that you forget things and miss details

refers to inability to concentrate because attention is pulled away by worries or thoughts
deconcentration
vsdistractedness
8.4

A state when you cannot focus on a task or idea

is inability caused specifically by worries or other things taking attention
abstractedness
vsdistractedness
9.9

A state of being deeply lost in thought and not noticing things around you

is inability due to attention being pulled away by worries or external interruptions
preoccupancy
vsdistractedness
8.5

Being very focused on one thought or worry

is inability where attention is pulled away by various worries or distractions
unmindfulness
vsdistractedness
8.6

Lack of attention that makes you forget or ignore tasks

is inability to concentrate because attention is pulled away by worries or thoughts

Antonyms

focus
794 3.5

Close attention to one subject or activity

concentration
122 3.3

The ability to give all your attention to something

How Distracted

preoccupation
26 5.6
distractedness
6.2
inattention
8 4.6

Surface Forms

distractedness singular
distractednesses plural

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.