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Distracted vs Frustrated - What's the difference?

distracted | frustrated |

As verbs the difference between distracted and frustrated

is that distracted is (distract) while frustrated is (frustrate).

As adjectives the difference between distracted and frustrated

is that distracted is having one's attention diverted; preoccupied while frustrated is foiled, stopped, disappointed.

distracted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (distract)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
  • distraught

    • frustrated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (frustrate)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • foiled, stopped, disappointed
  • suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, and/or discontent because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=December 29 , author=Paul Doyle , title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.}}

    Derived terms

    * frustratedly

    Related terms

    * frustrating