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distract definition
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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 -------------- Sense 2 perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => disturb, upset, trouble -------------- Grep of noun distract distraction 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") Grep of adj distract distracted 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")
distract definition
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