Definitions for distraction

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distraction dis·trac·tion

Spelling: [dih-strak-shuh n]

IPA: /dɪˈstræk ʃən/

Distraction is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 1066 anagrams from letters in distraction (acdiinorstt).

Definitions for distraction

noun

1. the act of distracting.
2. the state of being distracted.
3. mental distress or derangement:
4. that which distracts, divides the attention, or prevents concentration:
5. that which amuses, entertains, or diverts; amusement; entertainment:
6. division or disorder caused by dissension; tumult.

Origin of distraction

1425-75; late Middle English (Anglo-French) Latin distractiōn- (stem of distractiō) separation. See distract, -ion

Examples for distraction

Do you object to such a piece of distraction remaining where she is?'

Still others see the presence of guns on campus as a distraction at best, and at worst, a danger.

Day by day, it drives people to distraction by diverting energy to mindless legal compliance.

I entreated him to reflect before he drove me to distraction.

But one of them, the distraction of seeing the world, is innocent and beneficial.

The show has been accused of peddling the kind of tawdry sentiment that has driven the inhabitants of Detroit to distraction.

Several NFL players, front office staff, and commentators have said that Sam could be a distraction to his team.

The house was quite in a state of distraction for some days.

But it was a distraction from what should have been the main attraction — the athletes and the events.

An elderly spinster; boarders are her distraction as well as a source of income.