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Synonyms for Distraction
dɪˈstræk ʃəndis·trac·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
distraction
Perplexity (Latin per, through, and plecto, plait) is the drawing or turning of the thoughts or faculties by turns in different directions or toward contrasted or contradictory conclusions; confusion (Latin confusus, from confundo, pour together) is a state in which the mental faculties are, as it were, thrown into chaos, so that the clear and distinct action of the different powers, as of perception, memory, reason, and will is lost; bewilderment is akin to confusion, but is less overwhelming, and more readily recovered from; perplexity, accordingly, has not the unsettling of the faculties implied in confusion, nor the overwhelming of the faculties implied in amazement or astonishment; it is not the magnitude of the things to be known, but the want of full and definite knowledge, that causes perplexity. The dividing of a woodland path may cause the traveler the greatest perplexity, which may become bewilderment when he has tried one path after another and lost his bearings completely. With an excitable person bewilderment may deepen into confusion that will make him unable to think clearly or even to see or hear distinctly. Amazement results from the sudden and unimagined occurrence of great good or evil or the sudden awakening of the mind to unthought-of truth. Astonishment often produces bewilderment, which the word was formerly understood to imply. Compare AMAZEMENT; ANXIETY; DOUBT.
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amazement, astonishment, bewilderment, confusion, disturbance, doubt, doubt, embarrassment, perplexity
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
distraction
Synonyms:
inattention, madness, absence
Princeton's WordNet
distractionnoun
mental turmoil
"he drives me to distraction"
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beguilement, misdirectiondistractionnoun
an obstacle to attention
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beguilement, misdirectionbeguilement, distractionnoun
an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
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distraction, beguilement, bewitchery, misdirection, animal magnetismdistraction, misdirectionnoun
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
"conjurers are experts at misdirection"
Synonyms:
distraction, beguilement, misdirection, mismanagement
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
distractionnoun
Synonyms:
confusion, perplexity, embarrassment, bewilderment, abstraction, mystificationdistractionnoun
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disturbance, discord, tumult, disorder, division, perturbation, commotion, turmoil, agitationdistractionnoun
Synonyms:
derangement, madness, raving, insanity, alienation, aberration, incoherence, wandering, delirium, mania, lunacy, raving, hallucination, loss of the senses, disordered intellect or faculties, loss of reason
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
distractionnoun
Synonyms:
diversion, amusement, confusion, mystification, bewilderment, tumult, commotion, hurly-burly, despair, frenzy
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#707 | entertainment | |
#3643 | doubt | |
#4642 | absence | |
#7453 | confusion | |
#9249 | madness | |
#12217 | amusement | |
#14374 | disturbance | |
#15612 | diversion | |
#23170 | embarrassment | |
#23309 | distraction | |
#34316 | amazement | |
#41108 | astonishment | |
#42241 | mismanagement | |
#63328 | forgetfulness | |
#74750 | bewilderment | |
#75377 | inattention | |
#77127 | perplexity | |
#96482 | misdirection |
How to use Distraction in a sentence?
We do not recommend any lights. At a minimum they are a distraction to you and other drivers.
It is a distraction from how we actually solve the problem.
We stand firmly behind our President, whose policies have created unprecedented levels of American prosperity. The impeachment effort has served only to distract America from the serious issues we face, and in November voters will hold Democrats accountable for this distraction.
In the U.S., sports are looked at as part of education, whereas in China it's been split as a distraction from education; the belief in the U.S. is 'strong body, strong mind'.
We need to be absolutely sure that we are not going to end up in a situation where the general election is used as a distraction whilst they (the government) by some cunning wheeze bounce us out of the European Union without a deal.
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- разсейване, развлечение, отвличанеBulgarian
- distraccióCatalan, Valencian
- AblenkungGerman
- περισπασμόςGreek
- distracciónSpanish
- häiriö, häiriötekijäFinnish
- distractionFrench
- distracciónGalician
- gangguan, pengalihIndonesian
- 逆上Japanese
- pīroiroiMāori
- distração, distracçãoPortuguese
- отвлечениеRussian
- distraktionSwedish
- ความว้าวุ่นใจThai
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