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to distract
01
to cause someone to lose their focus or attention from something they were doing or thinking about
Transitive: to distract sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
distract
3rd person singular
distracts
Present participle
distracting
Past simple
distracted
Past participle
distracted
Examples
During the important meeting, the constant tapping of a pen began to distract everyone in the room.
02
to make someone feel confused or torn by mixing up their emotions or intentions
Transitive: to distract sb
Examples
The unexpected news distracted her, making it hard to focus on the task.
Lexical Tree
distracted
distract
