Distracted
Distracted adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.
Surprised and distracted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surprised" instead a verb "Distracted".
Surprised
Surprised adjective - Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.
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Synonyms for Surprised
Distracted and surprised are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distracted" instead a verb "Surprised".
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Related pairs
- confused and distracted
- confused and surprised
- bewildered and distracted
- bewildered and surprised
- disconcerted and distracted
- disconcerted and surprised
- puzzled and distracted
- puzzled and surprised
- perplexed and distracted
- perplexed and surprised
- dazed and distracted
- dazed and surprised
- confounded and distracted
- confounded and surprised
Both words in one sentence
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Distracted by the Sexy: Atton invokes this in a cutscene where he goes to get supplies from the Hawk's cargo hold, and is surprised by the Handmaiden practicing in her underwear.
- Jade is surprised when she manages to get the upper hand on Jackie after beating Section 0, until she realizes hes distracted because hes worried about Viper.
Source: Fan Fic / Webwork -
Apparently, it's a part of the etiquette during said acts; when Nanako doesn't do anything similar due to being distracted after the Fingore incident involving Rei, Fukiko says nothing, but it's clear that she's pretty angry and surprised.
Source: Manga / Oniisama e...
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