Definitions of distraction [ɪˈstræk ʃən]

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Definition of 'distraction'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) distraction
the act of distracting.

2.  distraction
the state of being distracted.

3.  distraction
mental distress or derangement.

4.  distraction
a person or thing that prevents concentration.

5.  distraction
something that amuses.

Etymology: (1425–75; late ME (< AF) < L)

Definition of 'distraction'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) distraction
mental turmoil
"he drives me to distraction"

2. (noun) distraction
an obstacle to attention

3. (noun) beguilement, distraction
an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

4. (noun) distraction, misdirection
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
"conjurers are experts at misdirection"

Definition of 'distraction'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) distraction
sth that takes your attention away from sth
too many distractions to work; Use distraction to get a child to think about something else.

Definition of 'distraction'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) distraction
the act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation

2. (noun) distraction
that which diverts attention; a diversion

3. (noun) distraction
a diversity of direction; detachment

4. (noun) distraction
state in which the attention is called in different ways; confusion; perplexity

5. (noun) distraction
confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions

6. (noun) distraction
agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair

7. (noun) distraction
derangement of the mind; madness

Translation of 'distraction'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.
Afrikaans: afleidings	Arabic: تَلْهِيَه، إلْهاء	Bulgarian: разсейване
Brazilian: distração	Czech: rozptýlení	German: die Ablenkung
Danish: forstyrrelse	Greek: περισπασμός	Spanish: distracción
Estonian: tähelepanu kõrvaletõmbaja	Farsi: موجب حواس پرتی	Finnish: häiriö
French: distraction	Hebrew: הַסָחָה	Hindi: ध्यान का खिंचाव, दूसरी ओर
Croatian: nemir, odvlačenje pažnje	Hungarian: zavaró tényező	Indonesian: gangguan
Icelandic: truflun	Italian: distrazione	Japanese: 気を散らすもの
Korean: 마음을 산란하게 하는 것	Lithuanian: kas atitraukia dėmesį/bla	Latvian: kaut kas tāds, kas novērš
Malay: gangguan	Dutch: afleiding	Norwegian: forstyrrelse, avbrytelse,
Polish: rzecz odciągająca uwagę	Persian: موجب حواس پرتی	Pashto: د اعصابو آراميدنه
Portuguese: distracção	Romanian: distragere a atenţiei; te	Russian: то, что отвлекает внимани
Slovak: rušivý moment, odvrátenie	Slovenian: motnja; razvedrilo	Serbian: smetnja
Swedish: distraherande faktor	Thai: สิ่งที่ทำให้ไขว้เขว	Turkish: dikkati dağıtan şey
Taiwanese: 讓人分心的事(尤指嚴重的事)	Ukrainian: те, що відволікає	Urdu: توجہ پھیرنے والی شے
Vietnamese: sự sao lãng	Chinese: 使人分心的事（人）
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