Verb: distract di'strakt
- Draw someone's attention away from something
"The thief distracted the bystanders";
- deflect
- Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
"She was rather distracted by the news that her father was seriously ill";
- perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark [archaic], disorder
Derived forms: distracts, distracting, distracted
Type of: confuse, disconcert, disturb, flurry, put off, trouble, upset
Encyclopedia: Distract