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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 critics believe focusing on mockery distracts from the gravity of the situation and may undermine more serious resistance efforts.
"After he was apprehended by the courtroom security, the chief justice told the lawyers to continue their arguments and not get distracted," Mr Jha added.
Watch the moment play is interrupted following a large swarm of files distracting the players in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Columbo.
But Felix Jakens, Amnesty International UK's head of campaigns, said "goals and glory are distracting from executions and repression" after a record 345 people were executed in Saudi Arabia last year.
No matter how sick or heartbroken or distracted I am by love or children, the flow just never stops.
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