DISTRACT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
   Synonym(s)
   • cark (what does cark mean?)
   • disorder (what does disorder mean?)
   • disquiet (what does disquiet mean?)
   • perturb (what does perturb mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   • unhinge (what does unhinge mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
   Hypernyms(s) distract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disturb (what does disturb mean?)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • worry (what does worry mean?)
   • vex (what does vex mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • distraction (what does distraction mean?)
   • worry (what does worry mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   • disquiet (what does disquiet mean?)
   • unease (what does unease mean?)
   • uneasiness (what does uneasiness mean?)
   • anxiousness (what does anxiousness mean?)
   • disquiet (what does disquiet mean?)
   • disturbance (what does disturbance mean?)
   • perturbation (what does perturbation mean?)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   • perturbation (what does perturbation mean?)
   • fluster (what does fluster mean?)
2. Meaning
   • draw someone’’s attention away from something
   Synonym(s)
   • deflect (what does deflect mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The thief distracted the bystanders
   • He deflected his competitors
   Hypernyms(s) distract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • flurry (what does flurry mean?)
   • disconcert (what does disconcert mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • distraction (what does distraction mean?)
   • misdirection (what does misdirection mean?)