distract

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪsˈtɹækt/

Verb

distract (distracts, present participle distracting; past and past participle distracted)

1. (transitive) To divert the attention of.

   The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.

2. (transitive) To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.

Related terms

• distracted
• distractible
• distracting
• distraction

Translations

• French: distraire
• German: ablenken
• Italian: distrarre
• Portuguese: distrair
• Russian: отвлека́ть
• Spanish: distraer, despistar

Adjective

distract (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder.
2. (obsolete) Insane; mad.

   • (Alone she being left the spoil of love and death,

     In labour of her grief outrageously distract,

     The utmost of her spleen on her false lord to act)

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