It's a distraction.
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Distraction
//dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən//
Synonyms for "distraction" (111 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (33)
Related words (55)
loss of mindloss of reasonlunacymadnessmaniamental deficiencymental derangementmental diseasemental disordermental disturbancemental illnessmental instabilitymental sicknessmind overthrownmindsicknessnegligencenonobservanceobliviousnessoddnesspastime
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pixilationpossessionpsychopathyqueernessrabidnessreasonlessnessrecreationregardlessnesssenselessnessshallownessshattered mindsick mindsicknesssportstrangenesssuperficialitythoughtlessnessunalertnessunawarenessunbalanceunbalanced mindunconsciousnessunheedfulnessunintentivenessunmindfulnessunobservanceunsanenessunsound mindunsoundnessunsoundness of mindunwarinessunwatchfulnessupsetwitlessness
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
52 translations across 23 languages.
Asturian
2 entries- distraición noun (something that distracts)
- distraición noun (the process of being distracted)
Bulgarian
3 entries- отвличане noun (the process of being distracted)
- развлечение noun (something that distracts)
- разсейване noun (the process of being distracted)
Catalan
2 entries- distracció noun (something that distracts)
- distracció noun (the process of being distracted)
Danish
2 entries- afledning noun (something that distracts)
- distraktion noun (something that distracts)
Dutch
1 entries- afleiding noun (something that distracts)
Finnish
3 entries- häiriö noun (something that distracts)
- häiriö noun (the process of being distracted)
- häiriötekijä noun (something that distracts)
French
2 entries- distraction noun (something that distracts)
- folie noun (mental disorder)
Galician
2 entries- distracción noun (something that distracts)
- distracción noun (the process of being distracted)
German
4 entries- Ablenkung noun (something that distracts)
- Ablenkung noun (the process of being distracted)
- Ablenkungsmanöver noun (something that distracts)
- Störung noun (the process of being distracted)
Hungarian
4 entries- elterelés noun (something that distracts)
- elterelődik noun (the process of being distracted)
- figyelmetlenség noun (the process of being distracted)
- szétszórtság noun (the process of being distracted)
Indonesian
2 entries- gangguan noun (the process of being distracted)
- pengalih noun (something that distracts)
Irish
3 entries- cur isteach noun (something that distracts)
- seachmhall noun (the process of being distracted)
- seachrán noun (mental disorder)
Italian
1 entries- distrazione noun (something that distracts)
Japanese
1 entries- 逆上 noun (something that distracts)
Latin
1 entries- avocatio noun (the process of being distracted)
Maltese
1 entries- aljenazzjoni noun (the process of being distracted)
Māori
1 entries- pīroiroi noun (something that distracts)
Occitan
1 entries- distraccion noun (something that distracts)
Portuguese
4 entries- distracção noun (something that distracts)
- distracção noun (the process of being distracted)
- distração noun (something that distracts)
- distração noun (the process of being distracted)
Russian
1 entries- отвлече́ние noun (the process of being distracted)
Spanish
3 entries- distracción noun (something that distracts)
- distracción noun (the process of being distracted)
- locura noun (mental disorder)
Swedish
1 entries- distraktion noun (something that distracts)
Thai
2 entries- การเบี่ยงเบนความสนใจ noun (the process of being distracted)
- สิ่งเบี่ยงเบนความสนใจ noun (something that distracts)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
My only distraction is the game Go.
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My only distraction is the game of Go.
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I want a distraction.
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