distracted
/dɪˈstræktɪd/
adjective
- Unable to concentrate or pay attention because one's mind is on other things.
- The students looked distracted during the long lecture.
- He was distracted by the noise from the construction site next door.
- She was so distracted by her phone that she missed her bus stop.
- Showing signs of being troubled or confused, often because of worry or stress.
- The distracted driver nearly ran a red light.
- He gave a distracted answer, clearly thinking about something else.
- After hearing the bad news, she had a distracted look on her face.
Synonyms
verb
- Past tense and past participle of distract: to cause someone to stop paying attention to something.
- The magician distracted the audience with one hand while performing the trick with the other.
- She was distracted by a sudden flash of lightning.
- The loud noise distracted me from my reading.