English Explanatory Dictionary

distract

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To divert the attention of.
  2. To divert (attention).
  3. To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.
adj
  1. Drawn asunder; separated.
  2. Insane, mad.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈstɹækt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-distract.wav

Word forms

distract distracts distracting distracted

Etymology

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

Synonyms

sidetrack

Related words

distracted distractible distracting distraction distraught

Derived words

distractable distractee distracter distractful distractive distractor
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