"distracted" meaning in English

See distracted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more distracted [comparative], most distracted [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} distracted (comparative more distracted, superlative most distracted)
  1. having one's attention diverted; preoccupied Translations (having one's attention diverted; preoccupied): объркан (obǎrkan) (Bulgarian), distret (Catalan), abgelenkt (German), distratto (Italian), districtus (Latin), pakihaha (Maori), distraído (Portuguese), distraído (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-distracted-en-adj-yy4OdEwQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 8 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 0 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 0 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 0 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 65 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 65 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 0 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 85 0 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 65 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 0 14 Disambiguation of "having one's attention diverted; preoccupied": 99 1
  2. distraught Translations (distraught): hermostunut (Finnish), poissa tolaltaan (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-distracted-en-adj-7yIfzrmr Disambiguation of 'distraught': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: distractedly, distractedness, nondistracted, undistracted

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} distracted
  1. simple past and past participle of distract Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: distract
    Sense id: en-distracted-en-verb-uny~oQpZ

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