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distracts

distracts definition

distracts


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  distract 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  distract 
 
  Sense  2 
  perturb,  unhinge,  disquiet,  trouble,  cark,  distract,  disorder 
  =>  worry 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  distract 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  distract 
 
  Sense  2 
  perturb,  unhinge,  disquiet,  trouble,  cark,  distract,  disorder 
  =>  worry 
  =>  misgive 
  =>  eat,  eat  on 
  =>  nag 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  distract 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  distract 
 
  2  senses  of  distract 
 
  Sense  1 
  distract,  deflect 
  =>  confuse,  flurry,  consternate,  disconcert,  put  off 
 
  Sense  2 
  perturb,  unhinge,  disquiet,  trouble,  cark,  distract,  disorder 
  =>  disturb,  upset,  trouble 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  distract 
 
  distract  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  distract 
 
  Sense  1 
  distract,  deflect 
  =>  confuse,  flurry,  consternate,  disconcert,  put  off 
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  Sense  2 
  perturb,  unhinge,  disquiet,  trouble,  cark,  distract,  disorder 
  =>  disturb,  upset,  trouble 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  distract 
 
  The  verb  distract  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  distract,  deflect  --  (draw  someone's  attention  away  from  something  "The  thief  distracted  the  bystanders";  "He  deflected  his  competitors") 
  2.  perturb,  unhinge,  disquiet,  trouble,  cark,  distract,  disorder  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  distract 
 
  The  verb  distract  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  distract,  deflect  --  (draw  someone's  attention  away  from  something  "The  thief  distracted  the  bystanders";  "He  deflected  his  competitors") 
  2.  perturb,  unhinge,  disquiet,  trouble,  cark,  distract,  disorder  --  (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") 



distracts definition