distraction
/dɪsˈtɹækʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- Something that distracts.
- The process of being distracted.
- Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
- Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
- Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.
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