distract

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin distractus, from distrahō (“to pull apart”), from dis- + trahō (“to pull”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈstɹækt/ Rhymes: -ækt === Verb === distract (third-person singular simple present distracts, present participle distracting, simple past and past participle distracted) (transitive) To divert the attention of. Synonym: sidetrack (transitive) To divert (attention). (transitive) To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== distracted distractible distracting distraction ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === distract (not comparable) (obsolete) Drawn asunder; separated. Insane, mad. === See also === distraught === Anagrams === adstrict