Distraction

/dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/

Synonyms for "distraction" (136 found)

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Noun(15 words)
misdirectingmisdirectionnoiseobstruction to learningoff task behavioroff-task thinkingoverlookagepreoccupationrecurring daydreamscatterbrainsspacinessstimulusstrategytechniquetemptation
Adjective(1 words)
uneducational activity

Related word relations

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More general

16 entries

More specific

6 entries
breathing exercisecounting backwardsdaydreaminterruptionsloud noisephone notification

Collocations

6 entries
auditory distractionavoid distractionclassroom distractiondistraction free zoneelectronic distractionmental distraction

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

7 entries

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It's a distraction.

Source: tatoeba (265657)

My only distraction is the game Go.

Source: tatoeba (1033603)

My only distraction is the game of Go.

Source: tatoeba (1362090)

I want a distraction.

Source: tatoeba (2011558)

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