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distraction

/dɪsˈtɹækʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Something that distracts.
  2. The process of being distracted.
  3. Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
  4. Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
  5. Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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