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distract

verb

1 distract

Draw someone's attention away from something:
— The thief distracted the bystanders.

synonym: deflect.

Roget 460: be negligent etc. adj.; take no care of etc. (take care of) etc. 459; neglect; let slip, let go; lay aside, set aside, cst aside, ... show more

Dutch: afleiden

2 distract

Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.

synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, trouble, unhinge.

Roget 824: excite, affect, touch, move, impress, strike, interest, animate, inspire, impassion, smite, infect; stir the blood, fire the blood, ... show more

Dutch: uit zijn evenwicht brengen


Moby thesaurus: absorb, addle, agitate, amuse, ball up, befuddle, beguile, bemuse, bewilder, blunt, bother, bug, call away, chill, confound, confuse, convulse, cool, craze, damp ... show more.

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