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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Distract \Dis*tract"\, a. [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.] 1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Insane; mad. [Obs.] --Drayton. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distracted, old p. p. Distraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Distracting.] 1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin. [1913 Webster] A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention. [1913 Webster] Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass. [1913 Webster] Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted. [1913 Webster] A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her. --Shak. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Distract \Dis*tract"\, a. [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.] 1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.] 2. Insane; mad. [Obs.] --Drayton.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distracted, old p. p. Distraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Distracting.] 1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin. A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller. 2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention. Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination. --Goldsmith. 3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass. Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts. --Milton. 4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted. A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her. --Shak.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
distract v 1: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" [syn: deflect] 2: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, disorder]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
distract Αγγλικά vb. περισπώ, αποσπώ την προσοχήFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
distract a. 1 (lb en obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder. 2 (lb en obsolete) Insane; mad. vb. (lb en transitive) To divert the attention of.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
distract a. 1 (lb en obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder. 2 (lb en obsolete) Insane; mad. vb. (lb en transitive) To divert the attention of.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
distract a. 1 (lb en obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder. 2 (lb en obsolete) Insane; mad. vb. (lb en transitive) To divert the attention of.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
distract a. 1 (lb en obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder. 2 (lb en obsolete) Insane; mad. vb. (lb en transitive) To divert the attention of.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
distract Englanti vb. 1 harhauttaa 2 kiinnittää huomio muuhun, kääntää ajatukset poisFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
distract Engelska vb. 1 distrahera 2 splittra 3 förvirraFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
distract /dɪstɹˈakt/ besighouFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Distract /dɪstɹˈakt/ إصرف إنتباههFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
distract //dɪsˈtɹækt//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]отвличам, разсейвам To divert the attention of
distract /dɪstɹˈakt/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zneklidnit
distract /dɪstɹˈakt/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]rozptýlit
distract /dɪstɹˈakt/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]odvést
distract /dɪstɹˈakt/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]zerstreuen, Zeit vertreiben see: distracting, distracted
distract /dɪstɹˈakt/ διασπώ, αποσπώFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
distract //dɪsˈtɹækt//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]harhauttaa, viedä (+ genitive) huomio To divert the attention of
distract /distrækt/ distraireFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
distract /dɪstɹˈakt/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. ध्यान~खींचना
distract /dɪstɹˈakt/ odvratiti, pomesti, poremetiti, zbunitiFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
distract //dɪsˈtɹækt//From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]気をそらす To divert the attention of
distract //dɪsˈtɹækt//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]distrahere To divert the attention of
distract /dɪˈstrækt/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. odciągać (from - od) , rozpraszać 2. rozrywać
distract /distrækt/ desviar a atenção, distrair, divertir, entreterFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
distract /distrækt/ distraerFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
distract //dɪsˈtɹækt//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]distrahera To divert the attention of
distract /dɪstɹˈakt/ 1. zihni veya ilgiyi başka tarafa çekmek 2. rahatsız etmek, şaşırtmak 3. çıldırtmak.distracted şaşırmış, aklı başında olmayanFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/dɪˈstɹækt/
80 Moby Thesaurus words for "distract": absorb, addle, agitate, amuse, ball up, befuddle, beguile, bemuse, bewilder, blunt, bother, bug, call away, chill, confound, confuse, convulse, cool, craze, damp, dampen, daze, deflect, delight, dement, derange, deter, detract, detract attention, disaffect, discompose, disconcert, discourage, disincline, disinterest, disturb, divert, divert the mind, drive insane, drive mad, embroil, engross, entertain, fluster, frenzy, fuddle, gratify, indispose, interest, mad, madden, make mad, mix up, mystify, occupy, perplex, perturb, psych, put off, puzzle, quench, rattle, repel, send mad, shatter, sidetrack, spook, throw, throw into confusion, throw off, trouble, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, unbalance, unhinge, unsettle, upset, wean fromFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 转移,分心;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
v. 分散,岔开;弄昏,使烦恼;消遣,娱乐