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distraction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beguilement |
| Type of | entertainment, amusement |
distraction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | misdirection |
| Type of | revision, alteration |
| Derivation | distract |
distraction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | inattention |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | disarray, muddiness, mental confusion, confusedness, confusion |
| Derivation | distract |
he drives me to distraction.
Examples of distraction
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An even steeper levy can come in distraction from what's more important in life.
From the businessweek.com
Continued attention on the detained Americans could prove a distraction for him.
From the latimes.com
It's a distraction that prevents you from concentrating on what's really needed.
From the guardian.co.uk
Supporters said texting is a dangerous and often deadly distraction for drivers.
From the chron.com
The coverage of the presidential election is designed to be a grand distraction.
From the infowars.com
He declined to respond to critics who call him a joke, a gimmick, a distraction.
From the stltoday.com
A limited convention no longer appeared to be a distraction from real solutions.
From the latimes.com
The transition hasn't been awkward or a distraction to the players, Fisher said.
From the washingtontimes.com
He said in a statement that he did not want to be a distraction to the campaign.
From the usatoday.com
- Mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"
- An obstacle to attention
- Beguilement: an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
- The act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
- (distract) perturb: 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"
- (distracted) having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
- Distraction is the diversion of attention of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction. ...
- Distraction is a British game show shown on Channel 4 and E4 in the United Kingdom. Presented by comedian Jimmy Carr, the show involves contestants answering questions, while being distracted in various bizarre, painful and humiliating ways.
- We Don't Need to Whisper is the debut album by American rock band Angels & Airwaves. It was released on May 20, 2006 in Australia, on May 22 in the UK, and on May 23 in North America.
