distraction

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Synonyms: distriction, distinction, abstraction, destruction, detraction, diffraction, distracting, distractive, distractions, distractile, distractor

Antonyms: distriction, distinction, abstraction, destruction, detraction, diffraction, distracting, distractive, distractions, distractile, distractor

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Noun

1. Something that [[distract]]s.
2. The [[process]] of being [[distracted]].
3. [[perturbation|Perturbation]]; [[disorder]]; [[disturbance]]; [[confusion]].
4. Mental disarray; a [[deranged]] state of mind; [[insanity]].
5. {{lb|en|medicine|archaic}} [[traction|Traction]] so exerted as to [[separate]] [[surface]]s normally [[opposed]].

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