adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:D IH0 S T R AE1 K T AH0 D
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CMU ARPABET 2:D IH0 S T R AE1 K T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
distraught
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of distract
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distrait
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُشتَّت
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Bulgarian:
объркан
(obǎrkan)
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Catalan:
distret
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Dutch:
afgeleid
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
French:
distrait
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Georgian:
გონებაგაფანტული
(gonebagapanṭuli)
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Georgian:
უყურადღებო
(uq̇uradɣebo)
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Georgian:
დაბნეული
(dabneuli)
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
German:
abgelenkt
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Italian:
distratto
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Latin:
districtus
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Māori:
pakihaha
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Māori:
manawarau
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Portuguese:
distraído
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Spanish:
distraído
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
Swedish:
distraherad
— having one's attention diverted; preoccupied