distracted
adjective
dis·tract·ed
di-ˈstrak-təd
1
: having one's thoughts or attention drawn away : unable to concentrate or give attention to something
a distracted driver
… everyone else … is too distracted to see how lost and yearning she has become …—Richard Schickel
… used to get so distracted by cellphone conversations overheard on the bus that she couldn't focus on reading.—Roni Caryn Rabin
2
: harassed, confused, or disturbed especially by strong feelings
a mind distracted by grief
… putting that poor gentleman through a course of questions that nearly drove him distracted.—Louisa May Alcott
distractedly
adverb
distractedness
noun
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