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- pronunciation:
- dih
straekt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
distracts, distracting, distracted |
| definition 1: |
to divert the attention of.
The noise from next door distracted him from his work.Please don't distract me while I'm driving.I can't study with music on because it distracts me.- synonyms:
- divert, sidetrack
- similar words:
- abstract, amuse, disconcert, disrupt, disturb, engage, entertain, occupy, shunt
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| definition 2: |
to disturb or upset.
She was distracted by anxiety.- synonyms:
- agitate, disturb, worry
- similar words:
- torment, trouble, upset
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| related words: |
agitate, baffle, detract, sway |
adverb + (v.)distract
continually, easily, happily, mentally, mildly, momentarily, pleasantly, potentially, temporarily, visually
(v.)distract
+ adverb
briefly, terribly
(v.)distract
+ noun
attention, chore, despot, discomfort, distress, driver, grief, hunger, interruption, noise, obsession, pounding, pursuit, ringing, stimulus, surroundings, thought, viewer, worry
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| derivations: |
distractible (adj.), distractive (adj.), distractingly (adv.) |
The word distract
contains the following part:
tract
Latin
root
that means draw, pull
  Example words:
abstract, attract, attraction, attractive, contract, detract, detractor, distract, distraction, extract, intractable, protract, protractor, retract, subtract, subtraction, tract, tractable, traction, tractor
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