distracted

With a story like this, it’s easy to be distracted by the monster instead of what it represents.

But since then, Retailleau has lost his job as minister in the latest of several chaotic reshuffles, and a distracted French government appears to be focused on other crises.

It's not being distracted by the mess and nonsense that everyone creates.

He gets distracted and accidentally hits a wandering dog.

The more annoying the Panthers are, the more likely their opponents are to get distracted.