Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being distracted, harassed, or perplexed in mind; a perplexed condition or state.
- noun A disordered or deranged condition of the mind; madness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A state of being distracted; distraction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or quality of being
distracted ;distraction .
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Examples
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Afterward, I thought more about the idea of distractedness and its effect on how I work.
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Afterward, I thought more about the idea of distractedness and its effect on how I work.
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Afterward I thought more about the idea of distractedness and its effect on how I work.
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Afterward I thought more about the idea of distractedness and its effect on how I work.
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And yes, the engagement is fun but the distractedness and the fidgeting can be wearying.
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Mainly on attention and energy and distractedness.
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Forgetfulness, distractedness, muddled thoughts -- all classic signs of middle age.
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We have to forge or strengthen the neural links needed to counter our instinctive distractedness, thereby gaining greater control over our attention and our mind.
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It returns us to our native state of distractedness, while presenting us with far more distractions than our ancestors ever had to contend with.
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Forgetfulness, distractedness, muddled thoughts -- all classic signs of middle age.
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