Distract

[dɪ'strækt]

Definition

(verb.) draw someone's attention away from something; 'The thief distracted the bystanders'; 'He deflected his competitors'.

Inputed by Laura--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Separated; drawn asunder.

(a.) Insane; mad.

(v. t.) To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.

(v. t.) To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention.

(v. t.) To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.

(v. t.) To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted.

Inputed by Jesse

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Perplex, confuse, discompose, harass, disturb, disconcert, bewilder, confound, mystify, embarrass.

Checker: Mandy

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Divide, dissipate, dissever, disconcert, discompose, perplex, bewilder,convulse, madden, disturb

ANT:Unite, fix, concentrate, collect, compose

Typist: Xavier

Definition

v.t. to draw in different directions—applied to the mind or attention: to confuse: to harass: to render crazy: to divert.—adj. Distract′ed.—adv. Distract′edly.—n. Distract′edness.—adjs. Distract′ible; Distract′ile (bot.) carried widely apart.—n. Distrac′tion state of being distracted: perplexity: agitation: madness: a diversion.—adj. Distract′ive causing perplexity.

Editor: Rudolf

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