VERB | emotion | distract, deflect | draw someone's attention away from something |
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emotion | distract, perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, disorder | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
Sounds | dihstrae'kt | |
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Rhymes | abstract ... whacked: 41 rhymes with aekt... |
Meaning | Draw someone's attention away from something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "The thief distracted the bystanders" | |
Synonym | deflect | |
Broader | confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off | Cause to feel embarrassment |
Spanish | apartar, desviar, distraer | |
Catalan | apartar, desviar, distraure, distreure | |
Nouns | distraction | the act of distracting |
Meaning | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The bad news will distract him; The performance is likely to distract Sue | |
Synonyms | perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, disorder | |
Narrower | worry, vex | disturb the peace of mind of |
Broader | disturb, upset, trouble | Move deeply |
Spanish | distraer, inquietar, intranquilizar, molestar, perturbar, trastornar | |
Catalan | distreure, inquietar, intranquil·litzar, molestar, pertorbar | |
Nouns | distraction | mental turmoil |
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