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- pronunciation:
- dih
straekt
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- Word Parts
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verb |
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distracts, distracting, distracted |
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When something distracts you, it takes your attention away from what you are doing. You can't focus on it like you were before. If you are trying to hear something on the radio and your dog is barking, the noise of the barking probably distracts you.
Marcus was trying to do his homework, but his little sister kept distracting him by coming into his room and jumping on the bed.A bee came into the car and distracted the driver. Luckily, the driver didn't have an accident.- similar words:
- amuse, disrupt, disturb, engage, entertain, occupy
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| derivations: |
distractible (adj.), distractive (adj.), distractingly (adv.) |
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