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Definition of distract:
- Insane; mad.
- Separated; drawn asunder.
- To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
- To draw ( the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention.
- To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
- To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; - most frequently used in the participle, distracted.
Synonyms:
incommode, eliminate, abstract, appropriate, detach, avoid, rock, agitate, trouble, forefend, disturb, bend, perplex, avert, discompose, disorder, fluster, deflect, put out, flurry, occupy, obviate, pain, turn away, inconvenience oneself, separate, calm, puzzle, purloin, distinguish, derange, cark, block, trouble oneself, sidetrack, ward off, debar, parry, throw out of kilter, stave off, ruffle, disoblige, disquiet, ail, mislead, disarray, unhinge, bewilder, fend off, head off, upset, steal, confuse, take away, toss, discommode, withdraw, discriminate, unsettle, rattle, perturb, forfend, inconvenience, bother, remove.
Usage examples:
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And they require something to distract their attention from the too earnest pursuit of their studies."
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And if this secret was so terrible it would distract his mind from its grief, its care, and its longing.
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She after a time tried to distract her mind by entering into the amusements she had at first scorned, but it was often in vain.