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Add to word list. nervous or confused because you are worried about something: Tania seems very distracted at the moment - I think she's worried about her brother. Fewer examples. Concentrate on the main points of the argument and try not to be distracted by incidental details.
to take someone’s attention away from what that person is doing or should be doing: She liked to work with the radio playing and said it did not distract her. distraction. noun [ C/U ] us / dɪˈstræk·ʃən / [ U ] It’s impossible to work with all this distraction.
verb (used with object) to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work. to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset: Grief distracted him. Synonyms: distress, torment, pain, agitate, bewilder. to provide a pleasant diversion for; amuse; entertain:
to take someone’s attention away from what that person is doing or should be doing: She liked to work with the radio playing and said it did not distract her. distraction. noun [ C/U ] us / dɪˈstræk·ʃən / [ U ] It’s impossible to work with all this distraction.
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 not very focused on what you're trying to do. We also say people are distracted when they're worried about something.
Verb Forms. distract somebody/something (from something) to take somebody’s attention away from what they are trying to do synonym divert. You're distracting me from my work. Don't talk to her—she's very easily distracted.
distracted. adjective. /dɪˈstræktəd/ distracted (by somebody/something) unable to pay attention to someone or something because you are worried or thinking about something else. Want to learn more?
