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dis·tract

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
dis·tract·ed, dis·tract·ing, dis·tracts

To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest; divert.
To pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English distracten, from Latin distrahere, distract-, to pull away : dis-, apart ; see dis- + trahere, to draw

OTHER FORMS:
dis·tracti·bili·ty(Noun), dis·tracti·ble(Adjective), dis·tracting·ly(Adverb), dis·tractive(Adjective)

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