distracted

Etymology

adj

  1. having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
    Plenty of accidents happened with a look-out present but momentarily distracted. September 22 2021, Dr Mike Esbester, “Trackside safety: a permanent problem”, in RAIL, number 940, page 79
  2. distraught
    Runs about the house like a distracted person crying and making a most hideous noise. 1737, J. Bricknell, The Natural History of North Carolina, page 342

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of distract

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