Definition
The state or quality of being unable to focus attention; the condition of having one's mind pulled in different directions.
Etymology
From distracted (adjective) plus the noun-forming suffix -ness, creating an abstract noun for the quality of being distracted.
Kelly Says
Distractedness is the clinical name for what ADHD researchers study—it's not laziness or rudeness, but a genuine neurological state where the brain struggles to lock onto one thing.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማንኛውም ማንኛውም ማንኛውም
ma-n-g-ny-a-wm ma-n-g-ny-a-wm ma-n-g-ny-a-wm
ARالعربية
التشتيت
al-tish-heet
BNবাংলা
বিচ্যুতি
bee-ch-you-tee
CACatalà
desviació
des-vee-a-syohn
CSČeština
odklon
od-k-lon
DADansk
afvigelse
af-vee-gelse
DEDeutsch
Ablenktheit
ah-bleh-n-k-hayt
ELΕλληνικά
διασπορά
dee-as-po-rah
ESEspañol
distracción
dees-trak-thee-ohn
FISuomi
häiriintyminen
ha-ir-in-ty-min-en
FRFrançais
distraction
dees-trak-syohn
GUGU
વ્યક્તિગત
vyak-tee-gat
HEעברית
פ distraction
di-strak-sh-ohn
HIहिन्दी
विचलन
vi-cha-lan
HUMagyar
elvonatkoztatás
el-von-at-ko-zat-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
distraksi
dih-strak-see
ITItaliano
distrazione
dee-strah-zee-ohn-eh
JA日本語
気を散らすこと
ki-o-his-asu-ko-to
KMKM
ការបោះបង់
ka-ar-boh-boh-ng
KO한국어
주의 분산
ju-yi bun-san
MSBahasa Melayu
pemalas
pe-ma-las
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာရေး
cha-n-ma-ray
NLNederlands
afleiding
af-lay-ding
NONorsk
avvikelse
ah-vee-kelse
PLPolski
rozproszenie uwagi
ro-zpro-sheh-nyeh oo-va-tye
PTPortuguês
distração
dee-stra-sawn
RORomână
distragere
dee-stra-geh-reh
RUРусский
отвлекаемость
at-vlek-a-yem-ost'
SVSvenska
avvikelse
ah-vee-kelse
SWKiswahili
uvuli
oo-voo-lee
TAதமிழ்
மனவிலகல்
mana-vi-lak-al
TEతెలుగు
చూపు విचलనం
choop-oo vi-chalan-am
THไทย
การกระจัดความสนใจ
gan-krat-jat-kwam-sin-ai
TLTL
paglilingap
pa-g-li-lin-gap
TRTürkçe
dikkat dağıtma
dih-kat da-git-mah
UKУкраїнська
розсіяність
roz-see-ya-n-ist'
VITiếng Việt
sự phân tâm
su-phan-tam
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la