Search results
- Dictionarydistract/dɪˈstrakt/
verb
- 1. prevent (someone) from concentrating on something: "don't allow noise to distract you from your work"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
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.
The meaning of DISTRACT is to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time. How to use distract in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Distract.
Definition of distract verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Distract definition: to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention. See examples of DISTRACT used in a sentence.
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.
to draw the attention of (a person) away from something. 2. to divide or confuse the attention of (a person) 3. to amuse or entertain. 4. to trouble greatly. 5.
draw someone's attention away from something. “The thief distracted the bystanders”. synonyms: deflect. see more see less. type of: confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off. cause to feel embarrassment. verb. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.
A complete guide to the word "DISTRACT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
distract meaning, definition, what is distract: to take someone’s attention away from so...: Learn more.
