distract
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dis·tract
(dĭ-străkt') 
tr.v., -tract·ed, -tract·ing, -tracts.
distractible dis·tract'i·ble adj.
distractingly dis·tract'ing·ly adv.
distractive dis·trac'tive adj.
tr.v., -tract·ed, -tract·ing, -tracts.
- To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest; divert.
- To pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle.
[Middle English distracten, from Latin distrahere, distract-, to pull away : dis-, apart; see dis- + trahere, to draw.]
distractibility dis·tract'i·bil'i·ty n.distractible dis·tract'i·ble adj.
distractingly dis·tract'ing·ly adv.
distractive dis·trac'tive adj.
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distract
v
Definition: divert attention; confuse
Antonyms: clarify, explain
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distractible
IN BRIEF: Having one's attention readily diverted.
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Distract
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - distrahere, forvirre
Nederlands (Dutch)
afleiden, verwarren, afleiding bezorgen, irriteren
Français (French)
v. tr. - distraire l'attention de qn (de qch), empêcher de se concentrer, déranger
Deutsch (German)
v. - ablenken, verwirren, wahnsinnig machen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περισπώ, αποσπώ/διασπώ την προσοχή, περιπλέκω, τρελαίνω, προκαλώ αμηχανία
Português (Portuguese)
v. - distrair, estontear
Русский (Russian)
отвлекать, развлекать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - distraer, apartar, aturdir, confundir, entretener, divertir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dra bort, splittra, förvirra
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
转移, 使发狂, 分心
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 轉移, 使發狂, 分心
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 다른 데로 돌리다, 괴롭히다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 散らす, そらす, 気晴らしさせる, 分裂させる, 悩ます, 混乱させる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يصرف الانتباه عن شئ, يلهي, يخبل
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הסיח דעת, הפריע
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