1. Having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
   "I think we're a bit distracted";
   - distrait

1. Draw someone's attention away from something
   "The thief distracted the bystanders";
   - deflect
    
2. Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
   "She was rather distracted by the news that her father was seriously ill";
   - perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark [archaic], disorder

See also: inattentive, unattentive [rare]

Type of: confuse, disconcert, disturb, flurry, put off, trouble, upset

Encyclopedia: Distracted