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   distract

   /dɪˈstrakt/

   verb

   • 1. prevent (someone) from concentrating on something: "don't allow noise to distract you from your work"
   • ▪ divert (attention) from something: "it was another attempt to distract attention from the truth"
   • ▪ divert one's attention from something unpleasant by doing something different or more pleasurable: "I tried to distract myself by concentrating on Jane"
   • ▪ perplex and bewilder: "horror and doubt distract His troubl'd thoughts"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘pull in different directions’): from Latin distract- ‘drawn apart’, from the verb distrahere, from dis- ‘apart’ + trahere ‘to draw, drag’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISTRACT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Nov 6, 2017 · DISTRACT definition: 1. to make someone stop giving their attention to something: 2. to make someone stop giving their…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DISTRACT is to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time. How to use distract in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Distract.

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   Find 50 different ways to say DISTRACT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISTRACT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. [VERB noun + from] A disturbance in the street distracted my attention. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Distract definition: to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention. See examples of DISTRACT used in a sentence.

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   1. to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted us from our work. 2. to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset. 3. to provide a pleasant diversion for; amuse; entertain. 4. to separate or divide by dissension or strife. 5. Obs. distracted. dis•tract′i•bil`i•ty, n.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISTRACTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DISTRACTION definition: 1. the state of being very bored or annoyed: 2. something that prevents someone from giving their…. Learn more.

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    To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something. The voices in the other room distracted him, so he couldn't concentrate on his homework. To draw (the mind, attention, etc.) away in another direction; divert. To drive insane; craze. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle.

11. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › distractedDistracted Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of DISTRACTED is having one's thoughts or attention drawn away : unable to concentrate or give attention to something.