
1) Amuse 2) Confuse 3) Deflect 4) Disconcert 5) Draw attention away from 6) Flurry 7) Preoccupy 8) Put off 9) Throw off the scent 10) To divert the attention of 11) To drive to distraction 12) To make crazy or insane
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1) Cark 2) Divert 3) Perturb 4) Unhinge
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• (a.) Insane; mad. • (v. t.) To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin. • (v. t.) To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention. • (v. t.) To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to h...
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Dis·tract' adjective [ Latin
distractus , past participle of
distrahere to draw asunder;
dis- +
trahere to draw. See
Trace , and confer
Distraught .]
1. Separated; drawn asunder. [ Obsolete]
2. Insane; mad. [ Obsolete]
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Dis·tract' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Distracted , old
past participle Distraught ;
present participle & verbal noun Distracting .]
1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjo...
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[
v] - draw someone`s attention away from something
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verb draw someone`s attention away from something; `The thief distracted the bystanders`; `He deflected his competitors`
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to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work. · to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset: Grief distracted him. · to provide a pleasant diversion for; amuse; entertain: I'm bored with bridge, but golf still distracts me. · to separate or divide by dissension or strife.
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[SAT terms] draw someone's attention away from something
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