The Clue
Diverted (10 letter answer)
The Answer
DISTRACTED
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Notes
The answer DISTRACTED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Intensely worried
Worn by worries
Definition
DISTRACT as a verb:
1. (distract, deflect) = draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
2. (perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder) = disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
DISTRACTED as an adjective:
1. (brainsick, crazy, demented, distracted, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged) = affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
2. (distracted, distrait) = having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety