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distraction

dist·rac·tion

UK/dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/ US/dɪˈstrækʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

mental turmoil

  • “he drives me to distraction”
2.
3.

an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

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4.

the act of distracting; drawing someone''s attention away from something

  • “conjurers are experts at misdirection”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French distraction, from Latin distractio. Equivalent to distract + -ion.

Phrases

  • distraction carnifex
  • distraction osteogenesis
  • drive to distraction
  • to distraction

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