DISTRACT
Dictionary entry overview: What does distract mean?
• DISTRACT (verb)
The verb DISTRACT has 2 senses:
1. draw someone's attention away from something
2. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Familiarity information: DISTRACT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DISTRACT (verb)
Meaning:
Draw someone's attention away from something
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
distract; deflect
Context examples:
The thief distracted the bystanders / He deflected his competitors
Hypernyms (to "distract" is one way to...):
confuse; disconcert; flurry; put off (cause to feel embarrassment)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
cark; disorder; disquiet; perturb; unhinge; distract; trouble
Context example:
She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
Hypernyms (to "distract" is one way to...):
disturb; trouble; upset (move deeply)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "distract"):
vex; worry (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will distract him
The performance is likely to distract Sue
