nnoun.cognitionmental turmoilExamples:- he drives me to distraction
Derivationally Related Form:distract
Hypernyms:confusedness confusion disarray mental confusion muddiness
Inherited Hypernyms:distractionconfusioncognitive statepsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionan obstacle to attentionHypernyms:inattention
Inherited Hypernyms:distractioninattentionbasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actan entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexationsSynset:beguilement
Hypernyms:amusement entertainment
Inherited Hypernyms:beguilemententertainmentdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from somethingSynset:misdirection
Examples:- conjurers are experts at misdirection
Derivationally Related Form:distract
Hypernyms:alteration revision
Inherited Hypernyms:distractionrevisiontransformationchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity