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Synonyms for distract in English

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distract:
- disorder; trouble; disquiet; unhinge; distract; perturb; cark; deflect

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Detailed Synonyms for distract in English

distract:

distract verb

distract

– disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed ¹
to disorder; to trouble; to disquiet; unhinge; distract; perturb; cark
– disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed ¹
- disorder verb (disorders, disordered, disordering)
- trouble verb (troubles, troubled, troubling)
- disquiet verb (disquiets, disquieted, disquieting)
- unhinge verb
- distract verb
- perturb verb
  - She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill¹
- cark verb
distract

– draw someone's attention away from something ¹
deflect; distract
– draw someone's attention away from something ¹
- deflect verb
  - He deflected his competitors¹
- distract verb
  - The thief distracted the bystanders¹

Alternate Synonyms for "distract":

deflect; confuse; flurry; disconcert; put off
perturb; unhinge; disquiet; trouble; cark; disorder; disturb; upset

Related Definitions for "distract":

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed¹
draw someone's attention away from something¹
- The thief distracted the bystanders¹

Related Synonyms for distract

distract a p.'s attention

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