Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DIS-TRACT'ED
DIS-TRACT'ED, pp.
- Drawn apart; drawn in different directions; diverted from its object; perplexed; harassed; confounded.
- adj. Deranged; disordered in intellect; raving; furious; mad; frantic. – Locke.
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