distraction
distraction is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which diverts attention; a diversion. "Domestic distractions." G. Eliot.
- 2.A diversity of direction; detachment. [Obs.] His power went out in such distractions as Beguiled all species. Shak.
- 3.State in which the attention is called in different ways; confusion; perplexity. That ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. 1 Cor. vii. 3 5. Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions. Never was known a night of such distraction. Dryden.
- 4.Agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair. The distraction of the children, who saw both their parents together, would have melted the hardest heart. Tatler.
- 5.Derangement of the mind; madness. Atterbury.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- confusion
- derangement
- disorder
- dissension
- disturbance
- franticness
- furiousness
- madness
- perplexity
- raving
- tumult
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is distraction.
- What is that which diverts attention; a diversion. "Domestic distractions." G. Eliot called?
- What is a diversity of direction; detachment. [Obs.] His power went out in such distractions as Beguiled all species. Shak called?
- What is agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair. The distraction of the children, who saw both their parents together, would have melted the hardest heart. Tatler called?
- What is derangement of the mind; madness. Atterbury called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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