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- Dictionarydistraction/dɪˈstrakʃn/
noun
- 1. a thing that prevents someone from concentrating on something else: "the firm found passenger travel a distraction from the main business of moving freight" Similar
- 2. extreme agitation of the mind: "her uncharacteristic air of distraction" Similar
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something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else: I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction. C1 [ C ] an activity that you do for pleasure: one of the distractions of city life. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Confusion, confusing and feeling confused. addled. all of a doodah idiom.
- English (US)
C1 [ C or U ] something that prevents someone from giving...
- Znaczenie Distraction, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
DISTRACTION definicja: 1. the state of being very bored or...
- Distraction in Japanese
DISTRACTION translate: 気（き）を散（ちら）らすもの. Learn more in the...
- Distraction: Norwegian Translation
distraction - translate into Norwegian with the...
- Distraction: Czech Translation
distraction - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...
- Distraction: Danish Translation
DISTRACTION - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...
- Distraction in Traditional Chinese
DISTRACTION translate: 心煩意亂，苦惱無聊, 分心的事；分散注意力的東西, 娛樂，消遣....
- Ukrainian Translation
DISTRACTION - translate into Ukrainian with the...
- English (US)
noun. dis· trac· tion di-ˈstrak-shən. Synonyms of distraction. 1. : something that distracts : an object that directs one's attention away from something else. turned off her phone to limit distractions. One created a distraction while the other grabbed the money. especially : amusement. a harmless distraction.
C1 [ C or U ] something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else: I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction. C1 [ C ] an activity that you do for pleasure: one of the distractions of city life. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A distraction is something that takes your attention away from what you're supposed to be doing. If you just can't keep from checking your email every ten seconds, that's a distraction that's going to interfere with doing your homework. A distraction can also be a pleasant break.
noun. the act or an instance of distracting or the state of being distracted. something that serves as a diversion or entertainment. an interruption; an obstacle to concentration. mental turmoil or madness.
Learn the meaning of distraction as a noun, with synonyms, pronunciation, examples and idioms. Find out how to use distraction in different contexts and languages.
to take someone’s attention away from what that person is doing or should be doing: She liked to work with the radio playing and said it did not distract her. distraction. noun [ C/U ] us / dɪˈstræk·ʃən / [ U ] It’s impossible to work with all this distraction.
