distraction
/dษชsหtษนรฆkสษn/IPA: /D IH0 S T R AE1 K SH AH0 N/
noun
- 1
Something that distracts.
โPoking one's eye is a good distraction from a hurting toe.โ
- 2
The process of being distracted.
โWe have to reduce distraction in class if we want students to achieve good results.โ
- 3
Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
- 4
Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
โThe incessant nightmares drove him to distraction.โ
- 5
Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.
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