distract
21distract — I. adjective Date: 14th century archaic insane, mad II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin distractus, past participle of distrahere, literally, to draw apart, from dis + trahere to draw Date: 14th century 1 …
22distract — distracter, n. distractible, adj. distractingly, adv. /di strakt /, v.t. 1. to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work. 2. to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset: Grief distracted him. 3. to… …
23distract — 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 …
24distract — Synonyms and related words: absorb, addle, agitate, amuse, ball up, befuddle, beguile, bemuse, bewilder, blunt, bother, bug, call away, chill, confound, confuse, convulse, cool, craze, damp, dampen, daze, deflect, delight, dement, derange, deter …
25distract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. divert, turn aside; confuse, bewilder; derange, madden; entertain, amuse. See deviation, amusement, insanity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To divert someone s attention] Syn. divert, divert the mind,… …
26distract — [[t]dɪstræ̱kt[/t]] distracts, distracting, distracted VERB If something distracts you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it. [V n from n] Tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his… …
27distract — dis·tract || dɪ strækt v. disturb, confuse, worry; divert, amuse; draw one s attention away …
28distract — v. a. 1. Divert, draw away, turn aside. 2. Perplex, confuse, discompose, harass, disturb, disconcert, bewilder, confound, mystify, embarrass. 3. Craze, derange, drive frantic, drive beside one s self …
29distract — v 1. divert, draw away, turn aside, deflect, sidetrack, shunt; avert, switch, change course, Naut. jibe. 2. amuse, entertain, beguile, delight, gratify, interest, regale; occupy, engross, absorb, engage, abstract; relax, refresh, enliven;… …
30distract — dis·tract …
