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distraction

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/

The English word “distraction” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Something that distracts.
  2. The process of being distracted.
  3. Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
  4. Mental disarray; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
  5. Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.

Etymology

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

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