- distraction - mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"
--1 is a kind of confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, disarray
Derived form: verb distract2 - distraction - an obstacle to attention
--2 is a kind of inattention
- beguilement, distraction - an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
--3 is a kind of entertainment, amusement
- distraction, misdirection - the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
--4 is a kind of revision, alteration
Derived form: verb distract1 - beguilement, distraction - an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations