Definitions for Distraction
dɪˈstræk ʃəndis·trac·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. distractionnoun

   mental turmoil

   "he drives me to distraction"

2. distractionnoun

   an obstacle to attention

3. beguilement, distractionnoun

   an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

4. distraction, misdirectionnoun

   the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something

   "conjurers are experts at misdirection"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distractionnoun

   Something that distracts.

   Poking one's eye is a good distraction from a hurting toe.

2. distractionnoun

   The process of being distracted.

   We have to reduce distraction in class if we want students to achieve good results.

3. distractionnoun

   Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.

4. distractionnoun

   Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity.

   The incessant nightmares drove him to distraction.

5. Etymology: See to distract.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distractionnoun

   Etymology: distractio, Latin.

   1. Tendency to different parts; separation.

   While he was yet in Rome,
   His power went out in such distractions as
   Beguil’d all spies. William Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra.

   2. Confusion; state in which the attention is called different ways.

   Never was known a night of such distraction;
   Noise so confus’d and dreadful; jostling crowds,
   That run, and knew not whither. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   What may we not hope from him in a time of quiet and tranquillity, since, during the late distractions, he has done so much for the advantage of our trade? Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   3. Perturbation of mind; violence of some painful passion.

   The distraction of the children, who saw both their parents expiring together, would have melted the hardest heart. Tatler.

   4. Madness; frantickness; loss of the wits.

   Madam, this is a meer distraction:
   You turn the good we offer into envy. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.

   So to mad Pentheus double Thebes appears,
   And furies howl in his distemper’d ears:
   Orestes so, with like distraction tost,
   Is made to fly his mother’s angry ghost. Edmund Waller.

   Commiserate all those who labour under a settled distraction, and who are shut out from all the pleasures and advantages of human commerce. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   5. Disturbance; tumult; difference of sentiments.

   The two armies lay quiet near each other, without improving the confusion and distraction which the king’s forces were too much inclined to. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distraction

   Distraction is the process of diverting the attention of an individual or group from a desired area of focus and thereby blocking or diminishing the reception of desired information. Distraction is caused by: the lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the object of attention; or the great intensity, novelty or attractiveness of something other than the object of attention. Distractions come from both external sources, and internal sources. External distractions include factors such as visual triggers, social interactions, music, text messages, and phone calls. There are also internal distractions such as hunger, fatigue, illness, worrying, and daydreaming. Both external and internal distractions contribute to the interference of focus.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distraction

   A distraction is something that turns one's attention away from a main focus or task, often causing interruption or preventing concentration. It can be an external stimuli or internal thoughts that shift your focus, causing temporary diversion or confusion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distractionnoun

   the act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation

2. Distractionnoun

   that which diverts attention; a diversion

3. Distractionnoun

   a diversity of direction; detachment

4. Distractionnoun

   state in which the attention is called in different ways; confusion; perplexity

5. Distractionnoun

   confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions

6. Distractionnoun

   agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair

7. Distractionnoun

   derangement of the mind; madness

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distraction

   Distraction is the divided attention of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction. Distraction is caused by: the lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the object of attention; or the great intensity, novelty or attractiveness of something other than the object of attention. Distractions come from both external sources, and internal sources.

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1. Distraction

   Destruction vs Distraction -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Destruction and Distraction.

Matched Categories

1. • Confusion
   • Entertainment
   • Inattention

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Distraction in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Distraction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Distraction in a Sentence

1. Rebecca Cutter:

   We all need to escape from the horrors of our reality, so if it provides an hour of distraction and that actually helps somebody, I'm so grateful for that. And so that's the best I can hope for -- that people connect to it and it helps them get out of themselves for a little while.

2. Marco Rubio:

   Well, unfortunately it created a distraction that didn't allow us at the end of the campaign there to close with our message because everybody wanted to talk about the fact that I said the same thing a couple times, and it was a mistake in the sense that, I mean what I was trying to avoid, Wolf, was kind of an inner party fight, I don't like Republican-on-Republican violence in these debates.

3. Democratic House:

   We didn't bring it up. The essence of the factual charge on the Ukraine was that The President tried to use the state power — The President withheld military aid that had been voted by Congress to the Ukraine — in order to get the Ukrainian government to announce a bogus investigation of the Bidens because Hunter Biden were The President political opponents, it was just another distraction, it was another distortion.

4. Dustin Johnson:

   Any time you have something that’s not what you’re doing it’s going to distract you, but for me, I don’t think it was too much of a distraction. Maybe it was, I don’t know. I can’t really answer that.

5. Mari Tufts:

   I did it so people will start to see that girls are not a distraction and to stop teaching young men that it is an acceptable excuse to be distracted from their education, i found there was no correlation between any of the photos that were in dress code or out of dress code. So I proved clothes that were dress code violations were no more distracting.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Distraction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Distraction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Distraction
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distraction
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Distraction
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Distraction
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Distraction