What does distract mean?
Definitions for distract
dɪˈstræktdis·tract
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word distract.
Princeton's WordNet
distract, deflect(verb)
draw someone's attention away from something
"The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
distract(Verb)
To divert the attention of.
The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.
Etymology: From distrahere, from dis- + trahere.
Webster Dictionary
Distract(adj)
separated; drawn asunder
Etymology: [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.]
Distract(adj)
insane; mad
Etymology: [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.]
Distract(verb)
to draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin
Etymology: [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.]
Distract(verb)
to draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention
Etymology: [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.]
Distract(verb)
to agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass
Etymology: [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.]
Distract(verb)
to unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted
Etymology: [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Distract
dis-trakt′, v.t. to draw in different directions—applied to the mind or attention: to confuse: to harass: to render crazy: to divert.—adj. Distract′ed.—adv. Distract′edly.—n. Distract′edness.—adjs. Distract′ible; Distract′ile (bot.), carried widely apart.—n. Distrac′tion, state of being distracted: perplexity: agitation: madness: a diversion.—adj. Distract′ive, causing perplexity.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of distract in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of distract in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of distract in a Sentence
They don't have the evidence, they haven't started an impeachment inquiry, and they're trying to distract from both these realities in the face of pressure from the far left.
I'm not going to let personal attacks from the president distract me from what matters : beating this virus and keeping Washingtonians healthy.
I'm confident in the ability of the House and Senate to deal with this, my job is to just out and flat beat him. What I can't let happen I can't let this distract me in a way that takes me away from the issues that really are the reason why I'm running.
[They’re] trying to distract people from the March For Our Lives Road to Change, which we announced yesterday, [It’s] a push to get the highest numbers of youth voters ever in American history turn out to vote come this November.
Rituals in general serve a calming function, they distract the mind which might otherwise go down one of those rabbit holes of useless worry, and they give us a sense of influence or control over something that may not be ultimately controllable.
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- صرف الانتباهArabic
- разсейвам, отвличамBulgarian
- distreureCatalan, Valencian
- ablenkenGerman
- distraerSpanish
- distraireFrench
- distraerGalician
- הסיח את הדעתHebrew
- विचलितHindi
- շեղելArmenian
- distraktar, amuzarIdo
- distrarreItalian
- להסיח את הדעהHebrew
- 気をそらすJapanese
- wawao, whakawareaMāori
- distrairPortuguese
- отвлечь, отвлекатьRussian
- distraheraSwedish
- กวนใจThai
- dikkati dağıtmakTurkish
- phân tâmVietnamese
- 转移Chinese
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