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

detach

detract

deviate

discompose

disconcert

dismay

distraction

distress

diverge

divide

dizzy

💫

draw away

Translations

distraire

distraer

ablenken

verstrooien

divertir

apartar

afleiden

zerstreuen

verwirren

şaşırtmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈtɹækt/

Etymology

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