Distracts Meaning in English

word · lemma: distract

US

dɪˈstɹækts

di-STRAKTS

UK

dɪstɹˈækts

dis-TRAKTS

التعريف

To take someone's attention away from what they are doing or thinking about.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually used for negative interruption. Common with 'noise distracts', 'phone distracts me'. 'Distract' is the verb form, 'distraction' is the noun. Not used for deep emotional feelings—use 'disturb' or 'bother' in that case.

• Spanish: distrae
• Portuguese (BR): distrai
• Portuguese (PT): distraí
• Chinese (Simplified): 分散注意力
• Chinese (Traditional): 分散注意力
• Hindi: ध्यान भटकाता है
• Arabic: يُشَتِّت
• Bengali: বিক্ষিপ্ত করে - মনোযোগ সরিয়ে নেয়
• Russian: отвлекает
• Japanese: 気を散らす
• Vietnamese: làm sao nhãng - làm phân tâm
• Korean: 산만하게 한다 - 집중을 흐트러뜨린다
• Turkish: dikkatini dağıtıyor
• Urdu: توجہ ہٹاتا ہے
• Indonesian: mengganggu perhatian - mengalihkan perhatian

جمل نموذجية

The loud music distracts me when I study.

basic

My phone often distracts me at work.

basic

Talking to friends distracts him from his homework.

basic

She always distracts me with funny stories during meetings.

natural

Anything shiny really distracts little kids.

natural

Don’t let the noise outside distract you from your goal.

natural