distraction

The definition of a distraction is something that takes your attention away from something on which you should be focused.

(noun)

Someone passing notes in class when the teacher is talking is an example of a distraction.

See distraction in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a distracting or being distracted; confusion
anything that distracts; specif.,
1. a mental intrusion or cause of confusion
2. anything that gives mental relaxation; amusement; diversion
great mental disturbance or distress

Origin: ME distraccioun < L distractio

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See distraction in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of distracting or the condition of being distracted.
Something, especially an amusement, that distracts.
Extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession: loved the puppy to distraction.

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