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- Dictionaryabstracted/əbˈstraktɪd/
adjective
- 1. lacking concentration on what is happening around one: "she seemed abstracted and unaware of her surroundings"
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ABSTRACTED definition: 1. not giving attention to what is happening around you because you are thinking about something…. Learn more.
abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absent-minded, distracted mean inattentive to what claims or demands consideration. abstracted implies absorption of the mind in something other than one's surroundings, and often suggests reflection on weighty matters.
ABSTRACTED meaning: 1. not giving attention to what is happening around you because you are thinking about something…. Learn more.
existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object: Truth and beauty are abstract concepts. Opposite. concrete. An abstract argument or discussion is general and not based on particular examples: This debate is becoming too abstract - let's have some hard facts! Opposite. concrete. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Abstracted definition: lost in thought; deeply engrossed or preoccupied.. See examples of ABSTRACTED used in a sentence.
1. a. : disassociated from any specific instance. an abstract entity. b. : difficult to understand : abstruse. abstract problems. c. : insufficiently factual : formal. possessed only an abstract right. 2. : expressing a quality apart from an object. the word poem is concrete, poetry is abstract. 3. a.
If you're abstracted, you're preoccupied with thoughts other than what's going on around you. An abstracted person on the bus might forget to get off at her stop.
Abstract definition: thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances. See examples of ABSTRACT used in a sentence.
Definition of abstracted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. Someone who is abstracted is thinking so deeply that they are not fully aware of what is happening around them. [written] Meg was so abstracted she scarcely noticed that the train had stopped. The same abstracted look was still on his face. Synonyms: preoccupied, withdrawn, remote, absorbed More Synonyms of abstracted.
