1. mental turmoil (Freq. 2) - he drives me to distraction • Derivationally related forms: distract • Hypernyms: confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray 2. an obstacle to attention • Hypernyms: inattention 3. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations • Syn: beguilement • Hypernyms: entertainment, amusement 4. the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something - conjurers are experts at misdirection • Syn: misdirection • Derivationally related forms: distract • Hypernyms: revision, alteration
