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Synonyms for "distract" in English

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distract:
- disorder; trouble; disquiet; perturb; cark; unhinge; distract; deflect

English

Detailed Synonyms for distract in English

distract:

distract verbe

distract

– disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed ¹
to disorder; to trouble; to disquiet; perturb; cark; unhinge; distract
– disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed ¹
- disorder verbe (disorders, disordered, disordering)
- trouble verbe (troubles, troubled, troubling)
- disquiet verbe (disquiets, disquieted, disquieting)
- perturb verbe
  - She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill¹
- cark verbe
- unhinge verbe
- distract verbe
distract

– draw someone's attention away from something ¹
deflect; distract
– draw someone's attention away from something ¹
- deflect verbe
  - He deflected his competitors¹
- distract verbe
  - The thief distracted the bystanders¹

Alternate Synonyms for "distract":

deflect; confuse; flurry; disconcert; put off
perturb; unhinge; disquiet; trouble; cark; disorder; disturb; upset

Related Definitions for "distract":

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed¹
draw someone's attention away from something¹
- The thief distracted the bystanders¹

Related Synonyms for distract

distract a p.'s attention

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University