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Distracted vs Musing - What's the difference?

distracted | musing |

As verbs the difference between distracted and musing

is that distracted is past tense of distract while musing is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between distracted and musing

is that distracted is having one's attention diverted; preoccupied while musing is absorbed in thought; contemplative.

As a noun musing is

thought, meditation, contemplation.

distracted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (distract)

    • Adjective

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

    • musing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Absorbed in thought; contemplative

    • Synonyms

    * broody * pensive * reflective

    Derived terms

    * musingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • thought, meditation, contemplation
    • ''daydreaming or imaginative musings .
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