About The Word Distract
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Distract Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Distract?
[v] 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"
[v] draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" Synonyms | Synonyms for Distract: cark | deflect | disorder | disquiet | perturb | trouble | unhinge Related Terms | Find terms related to Distract: 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 | detract | detract attention | disaffect | discompose | disconcert | discourage | disincline | disinterest | disturb | divert | divert the mind | drive insane | drive mad | embroil | engross | entertain | fluster | frenzy | fuddle | gratify | indispose | interest | mad | madden | make mad | mix up | mystify | occupy | perplex | perturb | psych | put off | puzzle | quench | rattle | repel | send mad | shatter | sidetrack | spook | throw | throw into confusion | throw off | trouble | turn aside | turn away | turn from | turn off | unbalance | unhinge | unsettle | upset | wean from See Also | confuse | disconcert | disturb | flurry | put off | upset | vex | worry Distract In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*tract"\, a. [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to
draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See {Trace}, and cf.
{Distraught}.]
1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.]
2. Insane; mad. [Obs.] --Drayton.
\Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distracted}, old p. p. {Distraught}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distracting}.] 1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin. A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller. 2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention. Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination. --Goldsmith. 3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass. Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts. --Milton. 4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted. A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her. --Shak. |
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