distraction

n.

1. The act of distracting or the condition of being distracted.
2. Something, especially an amusement, that distracts.
3. Extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession: loved the puppy to distraction.

noun

Something, especially a performance or show, designed to entertain: amusement, diversion, entertainment, recreation. See excite/bore/interest.

n

The placement of teeth or other maxillary or mandibular structures farther than normal from the median plane.

1. diversion of attention.
2. separation of joint surfaces without rupture of their binding ligaments and without displacement.
3. surgical separation of the two parts of a bone after it is transected.

• d. index — a measure of hip laxity in which the degree of subluxation demonstrated radiographically when some stress is applied to the femurs is assessed as an indicator of hip dysplasia in dogs.
• d. osteogenesis — the development of new bone growth in an area subjected to gradual tension stress by the deliberate separation of fragments by traction.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - adspredelse, afbrydelse, manglende koncentration, forvirring, vanvid

idioms:

• drive to distraction    drive til vanvid

Nederlands (Dutch)
afleiding, ontspanning, irritatie, gebrek aan concentratie, verwarring

Français (French)
n. - distraction, inattention, interruption, confusion, trouble d'esprit, affolement

idioms:

• drive to distraction    rendre fou, faire perdre la tête (à qn)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ablenkung, Zerstreuung, Wahnsinn, Unruhe, Störung

idioms:

• drive to distraction    zum Wahnsinn treiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περισπασμός, διάσπαση της προσοχής, διατάραξη, αναστάτωση, σάστισμα, παραζάλη, διασκέδαση, αναψυχή (κν. ξέδομα)

idioms:

• drive to distraction    κάνω εκτός εαυτού, δαιμονίζω

Italiano (Italian)
distrazione, turbamento

idioms:

• drive to distraction    spingere alla pazzia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - distração (f), perplexidade (f)

idioms:

• drive to distraction    irritar

Русский (Russian)
рассеянность, развлечение, сумасшествие

idioms:

• drive to distraction    доводить до сумасшествия

Español (Spanish)
n. - distracción, confusión, aturdimiento, locura

idioms:

• drive to distraction    volver loco, sacar de quicio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förvirring, avkoppling, vanvett

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
娱乐, 分心, 分心的事物

idioms:

• drive to distraction    使某人分散注意力

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 娛樂, 分心, 分心的事物

idioms:

• drive to distraction    使某人分散注意力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 주의 산만, 오락, 심란, 소동

idioms:

• drive to distraction    제정신이 아니게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気を散らすもの, 注意散漫, 気晴らし, 精神錯乱, 取り乱すこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تشريد الذهن, تسليه, لهو, خبل, تشويش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הסחת דעת, הפרעה, בידור, בלבול, שעשוע, פיזור-דעת, טירוף‬

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