distraction
distraction
/dɪˈstrækʃn/
I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions.
cinema audiences looking for distraction
distraction from something The TV provided a distraction from his work.
Her odd appearance is a major distraction whenever she is on screen.
She caused a distraction by setting off the alarm.
She worked hard all morning, without distraction.
Work was a welcome distraction from her problems at home.
new laws to address driver distraction caused by phone conversations
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
unwantedgoodnice…
verb + distraction
causecreateprovide…
preposition
without distractiondistraction from
phrases
drive somebody to distractionlove somebody to distraction
Word Origin
late Middle English: from Latin distractio(n-), from the verb distrahere, from dis- ‘apart’ + trahere ‘to draw, drag’.
Idioms
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