distractionnoun
uk/dɪˈstræk.ʃən/us/dɪˈstræk.ʃən/[ U ] the state of being very bored or annoyed:
His lessons bore me to distraction.
That dreadful noise is driving me to distraction.
C1 [ C or U ] something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else:
I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.
C1 [ C ] an activity that you do for pleasure:
one of the distractions of city life
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Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- dither
- dizziness
- doodah
- ferment
- flutter
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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Creating a distraction
Causing pleasure