distract

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To divert the attention of.
2. (transitive) To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.

Adj

1. (not-comparable, obsolete) Drawn asunder; separated.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Insane, mad.

Synonyms

divert

confuse

perplex

trouble

bewilder

disquiet

unhinge

worry

disorder

perturb

disturb

cark

turn

deflect

shift

abstract

alter

amuse

befog

entertain

deceive

muddle

elicit

entice

excite

extort

extract

obfuscate

pluck

preoccupy

pry

pull

rack

tempt

unfix

upset

wrest

wring

call away

divert one’s attention

make trouble

amaze

astonish

astound

attract

becloud

befuddle

bother

confound

derange

Translations

distraire

distraer

ablenken

distrair

distrarre

sviare

distreure

verstrooien

divertir

afleiden

apartar

αποσπώ

desviar a atenção

zerstreuen

verwirren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈtɹækt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distractus, from distrahō (“to pull apart”), from dis- + trahō (“to pull”).