Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distracted

/dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tract-ed
IPA: /dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of distract

Example Sentences

"Plenty of accidents happened with a look-out present but momentarily distracted."
"Runs about the house like a distracted person crying and making a most hideous noise."
"There'll be a procession— bands— dead march— bells tolling— all the girls in tears— Yum-Yum distracted— then, when it's all over, general rejoicings, and a display of fireworks in the evening."
"‘Taffety brocade at ten shillings an ell at Simon Snippets, the woman’s tailor, now quite ruined. I shall go distracted.’"

Inflected Forms

more distracted (comparative) most distracted (superlative)

Derived Forms

distractedly distractedness nondistracted undistracted

Synonyms

distrait

Rhymes With

enacted interacted retracted

Questions

How do you pronounce distracted?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/.
What does distracted mean?: having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)

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