·adj Insane; mad.
II. Distract ·adj Separated; drawn asunder.
III. Distract ·vt To draw apart or away; to Divide; to Disjoin.
IV. Distract ·vt To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to Confound; to Harass.
V. Distract ·vt To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to Craze; to Madden;
— most frequently used in the participle, distracted.
VI. Distract ·vt To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to Perplex; to Confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention.