distract

Speech parts

1. distract - Adjective

2. distract - Verb

Meaning

Separated; drawn asunder.

Insane; mad.

To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.

To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention.

To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.

To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

disorder trouble upset divert entertain confuse disturb deflect disquiet bewilder perturb discompose beguile unsettle unhinge
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Antonyms

pip cynosure heartwood focus describe explain
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Hypernyms

trouble upset confuse disturb flurry disconcert

Hyponyms

vex worry

Phrases with the word

distract from

Derivatives

distracted distraught distracting

Anagrams

adstrict

Examples

She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill Source: Internet

The thief distracted the bystanders Source: Internet

He deflected his competitors Source: Internet

A black costume was usually chosen as part of their image or stage persona, or because it did not distract from the music, or sometimes for a political reason. Source: Internet

According to Alberta’s Traffic Safety Act, it is prohibited to “drive a vehicle so as to perform or engage in any stunt or other activity on a highway that is likely to distract, startle or interfere with other users of the highway.” Source: Internet

A complex plan to distract the British by threatening their possessions in the West Indies failed when a Franco-Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve turned back after an indecisive action off Cape Finisterre on 22 July 1805. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

distoversion distovestibular distr. distractability distractable distracted