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| 1. | [ verb ] draw someone's attention away from something | |
| Synonyms: | draw_away deflect | |
| Examples: | "The thief distracted the bystanders" "He deflected his competitors" |
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| Related terms: | confuse distraction | |
| 2. | [ verb ] disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | |
| Synonyms: | trouble perturb cark disquiet disorder unhinge | |
| Examples: | "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
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| Related terms: | disturb worry disturbance distraction anxiousness disquiet | |
| Similar spelling: |
distracted distraction distrait district distraint distort distraught disturbance distrain distrust distorted diestrual distribute distortion disturb distributer distributor distrustful distortable distributed distress diestrum diestrus |
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