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Distract
verb
/dɪsˈtɹækt/
Word Frequency:
1.7
Definitions
1.
verb
To divert the attention of.
"The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored."
2.
verb
To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.
3.
adjective
Separated; drawn asunder.
4.
adjective
Insane; mad.
Synonyms
deflect
disorder
trouble
perturb
disquiet
cark
draw away
unhinge
divert
disrupt
detract
deter
Rhymes With
abstract
impact
compact
act
contract
enact
contact
counteract
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