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Meanings of distracted in English

Having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety.

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            Examples for "sick"
            1
            The effect of the sudden presence in the sick-room was most marked.
            Barriers Burned Away
            2
            By personal contact of the sick with the well, especially in kissing.
            Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
            3
            The sick were healed in answer to his prayer of simple faith.
            The Deacon of Dobbinsville / A Story Based on Actual Happenings
            4
            He took particular interest in the sick, crippled and poorly nourished children.
            `Abdu'l-Bahá in London
            5
            Many were sick; more were discontented; and all longed wearily for land.
            Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back ...
            1
            She was not mad; she took clothes; she left everything in order.
            What Necessity Knows
            2
            All the world was mad and she was the maddest in it.
            The Lure of the Mask
            3
            It's a beautiful course with plenty of distractions for the less horse-mad.
            The Irish Times
            4
            The capital and the whole nation went mad with hatred and fear.
            The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
            5
            Once again the mad joy of the battle was in my veins.
            The Adventures of Gerard
            1
            The word I'd use is 'ordinary.' But she had some crazy-ass ideas.
            Flash and Bones
            2
            Better get help; he's crazy.' 'I'll send for the bos'n,' Steen said.
            And the deep blue sea
            3
            Minutes after downing the food, I was feeling more batshit-stir-crazy than ever.
            Bones Are Forever
            4
            I spend my time in complaining; my aunt says I am crazy.
            Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood)
            5
            And to tell you the truth, he really is sort of half-crazy.'
            Shadowland
            1
            Though not above vote fraud, he considered violence counterproductive; it disturbed unnecessarily.
            Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
            2
            Industries were disturbed by strikes; he pressed arbitration upon capital and labor.
            History of the United States
            3
            Photograph: Handout Its rise to prominence has disturbed many Iraqi political leaders.
            The Guardian
            4
            You have seen enough to know that the elements are deeply disturbed.
            World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
            5
            He couldn't exactly say what it was, but Serenio's answer disturbed him.
            The Valley of Horses
            1
            Conclusion: Irrespective of antibiotic treatment, pneumonia causes substantial suffering in demented patients.
            Pubmed
            2
            In religion he was a fanatic; he was a demented fanatic now.
            The Right of Way — Volume 02
            3
            The two were beside a wood-pile and the demented one was crying.
            Twelve Men
            4
            But in truth she was demented now, forgetting even the bleeding lover.
            Doom Castle
            5
            She would have to be demented to think what she was thinking.
            When darkness comes
            1
            However, unbalanced data sets resulted in an increase in the false-positive rate.
            Pubmed
            2
            Economic development in Ireland over the past 20 years has been unbalanced.
            The Irish Times
            3
            It's geographically unbalanced too; medical resources are concentrated in wealthier urban areas.
            Reuters
            4
            World economic growth becomes more unbalanced and the terms of trade widen.
            The Guardian
            5
            That this paper readily prints his unbalanced diatribes is even more astounding.
            The Irish Times
            1
            The brief market crash rattled investors already unhinged by the financial crisis.
            Reuters
            2
            He was unhinged by a sense that he wouldn't survive the war.
            A fierce radiance: a novel
            3
            It's not that your career or job is unhinged literally, per se.
            Ebony
            4
            Not yet was his spirit broken; not yet was his mind unhinged.
            A History of the Moravian Church
            5
            Sir, -Has The Irish Times become a bit or totally unhinged?
            The Irish Times
            1
            See to him, Vallancey; he is brainsick with the fumes of war.
            Mistress Wilding
            2
            She was so fierce, I am not sure she is not a little brainsick.'
            Sovereign
            3
            That's when you know they're brainsick-corruptedfiles, scratched or warped drives, blown logic circuits, or overheating chips.
            Sea of Rust
            4
            I was worth more to him than all the other wrecks and brainsick wanderers out here combined.
            Sea of Rust
            5
            The brainsick all know that.
            Sea of Rust
            Usage of distracted in English
            1
            Parents were often distracted or trying to juggle work with home schooling.
            The Irish Times
            2
            Step one: keep distracted in the hallway in case he passed me.
            The Duff
            3
            Returning home, he wandered around for days, distracted, his mission focus lost.
            Blind descent: the quest to discover the deepest place on earth
            4
            At times five different sessions are vying for the distracted delegate's attention.
            The Guardian
            5
            Plan ahead to keep yourself busy with or distracted by something new!
            Wired
            6
            We can't be distracted and lose sight of this objective, he said.
            Reuters
            7
            Critics say he neglected the conflict because he was distracted by Iraq.
            Reuters
            8
            We've work to do first, and we can't let ourselves be distracted.
            From hell with love
            9
            The distracted Father said: I will run in and save my children.
            The Art of the Story-Teller
            10
            Fortunately, most of her work was interesting enough to keep her distracted.
            Red inferno: 1945
            11
            Madeleine appeared distracted still, thinking no doubt of the undeserving Mr Cracknell.
            The street philosopher
            12
            The strategy would also consider fines and penalties for driving while distracted.
            Radio NZ
            13
            The Deliverator, in his distracted state, has allowed himself to get pooned.
            Snow Crash
            14
            You could tell him the truth, that you were distracted by... events.
            Our little secret
            15
            And once more Ward was alone in the night, distracted and desolate.
            Joan of Arc of the North Woods
            16
            In her blind state, the endless turmoil of the children distracted her.
            Poor Miss Finch
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