abstracted

UK/əb'stræktɪd/US/æb'stræktid/

Definitions

adj.

Lost in thought; preoccupied and inattentive to one's surroundings.

心不在焉的；出神的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

abs-away from, off

tractpull, drag, draw

-edpast tense / completed

=abstracted

abs- (away) + tract (pull) = 'pulled away.' When your mind is pulled away from the here-and-now, you look abstracted — physically present but mentally elsewhere.

Root tra still carries 109 more words

Example Sentences

1.
He gave an abstracted nod, his mind clearly elsewhere.

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