distraction
Plural: distractions
Noun
- mental turmoil
- "he drives me to distraction"
- an obstacle to attention
- an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
- the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
- Something that distracts.
- The process of being distracted.
- Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
- Mental disarray; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
- Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.
Examples
- Poking one's eye is a good distraction from a hurting toe.
- The incessant nightmares drove him to distraction.
- We have to reduce distraction in class if we want students to achieve good results.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French distraction, from Latin distractio.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
distraction: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddistraction: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
distraction: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
distraction: valid Words With Friends Word