The meaning of DISTRACTED is having one's thoughts or attention drawn away : unable to concentrate or give attention to something. How to use distracted in a sentence.

DISTRACTED definition: inattentive; preoccupied. See examples of distracted used in a sentence.

1. agitated, troubled, confused, puzzled, at sea, bewildered, bemused, confounded, perplexed, flustered, in a flap (informal) At work, he thought about her all day. He was distracted.

Concentrate on the main points of the argument and try not to be distracted by incidental details.

If you are distracted, you are not concentrating on something because you are worried or are thinking about something else. She had seemed curiously distracted.

to keep (one's mind) from concentrating: [~ + object] One of the group distracted me by asking for help. [~ + object + from + object] The music distracted us from our work.

Definition of distracted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3 days ago · Adjective distracted (comparative more distracted, superlative most distracted) having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)

Distracted definition: Having the attention diverted.

When you're distracted, something else has your attention, making you lose focus or become nervous. If a dog keeps barking or a car alarm won't stop going off, it's easy to become distracted: annoyed and …