distraction

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French distraction, from Latin distractio. Equivalent to distract +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/ Hyphenation: dis‧tract‧ion Rhymes: -ækʃən === Noun === distraction (countable and uncountable, plural distractions) Something that distracts. The process of being distracted. Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion. 1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2): It's true that the Copernican Systeme introduceth distraction in the universe of Aristotle. Mental disarray; a deranged state of mind; insanity. (medicine, archaic) Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== distracter distractee ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “distraction”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === adstriction == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin distractiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === distraction f (plural distractions) distraction entertainment ==== Related terms ==== distraire ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: distracție === Further reading === “distraction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012