distraction

Definition of distraction in English English dictionary: Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion
It's true that the Copernican Systeme introduceth distraction in the universe of Aristotle.; The process of being distracted
We have to reduce distraction in class if we want students to achieve good results.; Something that distracts
Poking one's eye is a good distraction from a hurting toe.; Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity
The incessant nightmares drove him to distraction.; {n} madness, confusion, separation; A pain relief method that takes the attention away from the pain; An excellent example of how greatly the meaning of words may change To "distract" means now, to harass, to perplex; and "distraction" confusion of mind from a great multiplicity of duties; but in French to "distract" means to divert the mind, and "distraction" means recreation or amusement (Latin, dis-traho) (See Slave ); The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation; State in which the attention is called in different ways; confusion; perplexity; A distraction is an activity which is intended to entertain and amuse you. Their national distraction is going to the disco. = diversion; {i} something that distracts, something that entertains, diversion; disturbance, something that causes agitation or worry; the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection" mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction" an obstacle to attention; Derangement of the mind; madness; emphasis If you say that something or someone drives you to distraction, you are emphasizing that they annoy you a great deal. A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction; an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations; Agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair; A pain control method that may involve either focusing on some stimulus irrelevant to the pain experience or reinterpreting the pain experience; redirecting attention to reduce pain; mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"; Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions; A diversity of direction; detachment; an obstacle to attention; That which diverts attention; a diversion; A distraction is something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on. Total concentration is required with no distractions; the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"; The cognitive strategy of focusing attention on stimuli other than pain or negative emotions that accompany pain
distract: {f} disturb, confuse, worry; divert, amuse; draw one's attention away
distract: {v} to make made, perplex, vex, divide
Distractive: distractious
distract: If something distracts you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it. Tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework Don't let yourself be distracted by fashionable theories A disturbance in the street distracted my attention. to take someone's attention away from something by making them look at or listen to something else (distractus, past participle of distrahere )
distract: To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass
distract: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors
distract: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
distract: To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin
distract: To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention
distract: Separated; drawn asunder
distract: To divert the attention of
distract: To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; most frequently used in the participle, distracted
distract: Insane; mad
distract: 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"
distractions: plural of distraction
distractive: Causing perplexity; distracting
distractive: {s} tending to divert or confuse; engaging, entertaining
weapon of mass distraction: event or thing that distracts or draws the attention of large crowds away from significant matters

distraction

Hyphenation

dis·trac·tion

Turkish pronunciation

dîsträkşın

Synonyms

aberration, abstraction, agitation, amusement, beguilement, bewilderment, commotion, complication, confusion, disorder, dissipation, disturbance, diversion, divertissement, engrossment

Pronunciation

/dəsˈtraksʜən/ /dɪsˈtrækʃən/

Etymology

() See to distract.

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