Distracted Meaning in English

word · lemma: distract

US

/dɪˈstɹæktəd/

di-STRAK-tid

UK

/dɪstɹˈæktɪd/

di-STRAK-tid

التعريف

Not paying full attention because your mind is on something else. It can also describe someone whose attention is easily pulled away by other things.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used for temporary lack of attention: 'You seem distracted today.' Common patterns: 'be distracted by something' and 'get distracted'. It is milder and more everyday than 'unfocused', and less serious than 'disturbed' or 'upset'.

• Spanish: distraído - despistado
• Portuguese (BR): distraído
• Portuguese (PT): distraído
• Chinese (Simplified): 心不在焉的 - 分心的
• Chinese (Traditional): 心不在焉的 - 分心的
• Hindi: ध्यान भटका हुआ - विचलित
• Arabic: شارد الذهن - مشتت
• Bengali: উদাসীন - মনোযোগহীন
• Russian: рассеянный - отвлечённый
• Japanese: 気が散った - 注意散漫な
• Vietnamese: mất tập trung - bị xao nhãng
• Korean: 산만한 - 집중하지 못하는
• Turkish: dalgın - dikkati dağılmış
• Urdu: غافل - توجہ ہٹا ہوا
• Indonesian: terganggu - tidak fokus

جمل نموذجية

I was distracted in class and missed the answer.

basic

She looks distracted today.

basic

Don't get distracted by your phone.

basic

Sorry, I’m a little distracted — I have a lot on my mind.

natural

He gets distracted so easily when he's working from home.

natural

I tried to read, but I kept getting distracted by the noise outside.

natural