distractor
Americannoun
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a person or thing that distracts the attention.
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an incorrect choice among multiple-choice answers on a test.
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A good soothing distractor can be better than the familiar techniques people tend to turn to at night, such as muscle relaxation and visualizations.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022
Sure enough, Arnold’s group approached and took down the distractor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2020
At the same time, you have to suppress or ignore certain distractor items.
From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2014
Students must pick the "best" answer and test makers throw in a distractor choice which is also a good answer.
From New York Times • May 4, 2012
At length Williams was banished as a distractor of the public peace, but a popular uproar attended his departure, and the greater part of the inhabitants were with difficulty dissuaded from following him.
From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by Warburton, George
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