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- Dictionarydistracting/dɪˈstraktɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. preventing concentration or diverting attention; disturbing: "she found his nearness distracting"
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DISTRACTING definition: 1. making it difficult for someone to give their attention to something: 2. making it difficult…. Learn more.
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.
DISTRACTION definition: 1. the state of being very bored or annoyed: 2. something that prevents someone from giving their…. Learn more.
1. a. : to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time. was distracted by a sudden noise. b. : to turn aside : divert. refused to be distracted from her purpose. 2. : to stir up or confuse with conflicting emotions or motives. distractibility. di-ˌstrak-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē.
Distract definition: to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention. See examples of DISTRACT used in a sentence.
Definition of 'distract' Word Frequency. distract. (dɪstrækt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense distracts , present participle distracting , past tense, past participle distracted. verb B2. If something distracts you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it.
1. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something: The voices in the other room distracted him, so he couldn't concentrate on his homework. 2. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert. 3. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle: The company's workforce was distracted by the prospect of a takeover.
verb. /dɪˈstrækt/ Verb Forms. distract somebody/something (from something) to take somebody’s attention away from what they are trying to do synonym divert. You're distracting me from my work. Don't talk to her—she's very easily distracted. It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth. He’s easily distracted from his work.
If you say that something is distracting, you mean that it makes it difficult for you to concentrate properly on what you are doing. It's distracting to have someone watching me while I work. American English : distracting / dɪsˈtræktɪŋ /
Definitions of distract. verb. draw someone's attention away from something. “The thief distracted the bystanders”. synonyms: deflect. see more. verb. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, trouble, unhinge.
