a. [ L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught. ]
v. t.
A city . . . distracted from itself. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Horror and doubt distract
His troubled thoughts. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Mentally disordered; unsettled; mad. [ 1913 Webster ]
My distracted mind. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Disjointedly; madly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A state of being distracted; distraction. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, distracts away. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Distracting. [ R. ] Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being drawn aside or distracted. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Tending or serving to draw apart. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending or serving to distract. [ 1913 Webster ]