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distract
[dih-strakt]
verb (used with object)
to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention.
The music distracted him from his work.
to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset.
Grief distracted him.
to provide a pleasant diversion for; amuse; entertain.
I'm bored with bridge, but golf still distracts me.
to separate or divide by dissension or strife.
adjective
Obsolete., distracted.
distract
/ dɪˈstrækt /
verb
(often passive) to draw the attention of (a person) away from something
to divide or confuse the attention of (a person)
to amuse or entertain
to trouble greatly
to make mad
Other Word Forms
- distractible adjective
- distractingly adverb
- nondistracting adjective
- nondistractingly adverb
- undistracting adjective
- undistractingly adverb
- distractively adverb
- distracting adjective
- distractibility noun
- distractive adjective
- distracter noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of distract1
Example Sentences
These can detect when drivers are distracted, if you’re hard braking and rapidly accelerating or if you’re often driving late at night — all things which signal to insurance companies that you might be a liability.
Slight variations can be enough to put you off the scent because they distract you for a few moments, which is all it takes to achieve their aim.
“He’s trying to distract us from the big stories of last week, which were the Epstein files and then the economy,” she said.
This included making sure "you don't get distracted when you're cooking" and "take pans off the heat, or turn the heat down, if you need to leave the kitchen".
They were busy, distracted, packing for a trip on Epstein’s plane.
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