Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Something that distracts.

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

    Ablenkung, Ablenkungsmanöver

  2. (countable, uncountable)The process of being distracted.

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

    Ablenkung, Störung, Zerstreuung

    отвлече́ниеotvlečénije

  3. (countable, uncountable)Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.

    Wahnsinn, Zerstreuung

  4. (countable, uncountable)Mental disarray; a deranged state of mind; insanity.

    The incessant nightmares drove him to distraction.

  5. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.

More definitions
  • the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
  • mental turmoil
  • an obstacle to attention
  • an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

Examples

41 sentences
  1. I don't want distractions.

    Я не хочу, щоб мене будь-що відволікало. — deniko

  2. We need a distraction.

    Нам потрібно відволіктися. — deniko

  3. I need a distraction.

    Мені потрібно відволіткися. — deniko

    ruМне надо отвлечься. — astyng

  4. Let's not let this become a distraction.

  5. I want a distraction.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the process of being distracted:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
something that distracts:
the process of being distracted:
mental disorder:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French distraction, from Latin distractio. Equivalent to distract + -

Borrowed from Middle French distraction, from Latin distractio. Equivalent to distract + -ion.

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Forms

plural: distractions
Singulardistraction
Pluraldistractions

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something:misdirection
  • an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations:beguilement

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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