Noun distraction has 4 senses
  1. distraction - mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"
    --1 is a kind of
    confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, disarray
    Derived form: verb distract2
  2. distraction - an obstacle to attention
    --2 is a kind of
    inattention
  3. beguilement, distraction - an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
    --3 is a kind of entertainment, amusement
  4. 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
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