1. Mental turmoil
   "he drives me to distraction" 
2. An obstacle to attention 
3. An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
   - beguilement 
4. The act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
   - misdirection

Derived forms: distractions

See also: distract

Type of: alteration, amusement, confusedness, confusion, disarray, entertainment, inattention, mental confusion, muddiness, revision

Encyclopedia: Distraction

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