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"The thief distracted the bystanders"verbdraw someone's attention away from something
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verbdisturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Definition that contains distract
- distraction an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
- distraction the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
- earnest not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- misdirection the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
- feint any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
- businesslike not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- beguilement an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
- red herring any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
- distractedly in a distracted manner
- lightning rod someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another