Overview of verb distract

The verb distract has 2 senses

• distract, deflect -- (draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors")


• perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder -- (disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill")

Overview of adj distracted

The adj distracted has 1 sense

• distracted, distrait -- (having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety)