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Definition of distract verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

distract

 verb
verb
NAmE//dɪˈstrækt//
 
distract somebody/something (from something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they distract
 
he / she / it distracts
 
past simple distracted
 
-ing form distracting
 
 
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to take someone's attention away from what they are trying to do synonym divert You're distracting me from my work. Don't talk to her—she's very easily distracted. It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.
distracting
 
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adjective distracting thoughts a distracting noiseSee distract in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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