verb
definition
To divert the attention of.
example
The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.
definition
To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.
adjective
definition
Separated; drawn asunder.
definition
Insane; mad.
Examples of distract in a Sentence
Just sit back and don't distract me.
No, you were only trying to distract me.
She tried to push the thought away and distract herself by wandering the mansion.
Deidre set down the journal, needing to distract her thoughts before she started to panic again.
She tried to distract the building panic.
If Toni wasn't enough to distract him, all he had to do was walk outside his door for another snack.
I can't have you distract me from my mission right now.
They'd been cunning by bringing Claire here to distract him.
Their plan was that John should land in Poitou and distract the attention of the French by a raid up the Loire, while the emperor and his vassals should secretly mobilize a great army in Brabant and make a sudden dash at Paris.
The marshals stood behind him not venturing to distract his attention.
He let the sensations outside of his mind distract him while he checked his watch a few times.
Elizabeth's real intention was merely " to drive time," to distract Scotland and to leave her rival isolated.
No, you'll distract me.
It was too easy for the beautiful woman to distract him.
Some, as if unwilling to distract her from an important occupation, came up to her for a moment and made haste to go away, refusing to let her see them off.
You can see it from the window, she said to her cousin, evidently wishing to distract her mind.
Reining in her emotions, she tried to distract her dark thoughts by focusing on Toby.
She forced her face to remain emotionless, her form still enough not to draw attention, like a wounded animal trying not to distract the hungry predators fighting over it.
He then set himself to stir up the Yorkshire adherents of the house of Neville to distract the attention of Edward IV.
We need to distract them so I can rescue Darian.
Even with my cell phone on silent, the vibration was enough to distract me.
In the circumstances, one must needs adopt the opinion of Fersen's contemporary, Baron Gustavus Armfelt, "One is almost tempted to say that the government wanted to give the people a victim to play with, just as when one throws something to an irritated wild beast to distract its attention.
Where the stanzas are full of the technical terms of the Buddhist system of self-culture and self-control, it is often impossible, without expansions that spoil the poetry, or learned notes that distract the attention, to convey the full sense of the original.
But it's slight and doesn't distract you.
He stood up and listened, but the wind, growing boisterous, shook the door and rattled the windows to distract his attention.
I just hope they don't distract me from the actual fighting, but that's a good thing, right?
A tattoo can easily distract an interviewer.
Virgo's precision-seeking demeanor and strong work ethic often distract his heart from the concept of love altogether.
I know, Darian! she replied, hoping the man in her head didn't distract her.
The interior of the kirk was clearly designed to have little adornment to distract worshippers from their focus on the minister.
Watch her closely and if you notice she is excessively grooming those areas, distract her.
All of these fun activities will distract you from a co-parent who may not be the ideal person you would want to spend time with.
Add a few throw pillows to distract from any remaining damage.
Go two-toned - Color can be a great way to inject some life into your table, but overdoing it can distract people from the food.
Both on stage and screen, one of the principal concealments makeup artists perform on a regular basis is the removal of anything that is connected to our real life bodies making an actor distract or stand out in a negative way.
Contour and special effects are a great way to define facial features and distract from areas of opportunity.
Lining Asian eyes is a great way to enhance and draw attention to the eye area and distract from the hooded eyelid.
Bright trendy eye shadows look great on hooded eyes and help distract from they heavy eyelid.
Shiny foreheads and noses in prom pics can distract from an otherwise elegant photograph.
The safest colors are solid muted tones that don't distract from a person's face.
A cluttered or loud background will distract from your photo subjects.
Cooking methods, sauces, and garnishes are supposed to enhance the main ingredients' flavour and texture, not distract from it.
Pleasant scents (scented candles or flowers) are encouraged, but avoid sharp, tangy scents (citrus) that may distract.
Don't put in a CD with songs that remind you of moments in your life that have caused some level of stress (this includes happy stress such as getting married) because it will only distract you.
If this happens, try a more demanding task to distract from the difficulties of dealing with the problem at hand.
Not only can it give your emotions a healthy outlet and relieve building tension, it will also distract you from the source of your anger and provide distancing.
Teens are 3.6 times as likely to have an accident when there is someone else in the car with them to distract them from focusing on the road.
However, if the user can distract himself/herself, the nicotine craving usually dissipates within five minutes.
When you feel the urge to smoke, go for a walk or distract yourself with an engaging task.
Caruso and camp claim that Marquez's lawsuit is just a sad attempt to distract attention away from the case at hand regarding his visitation schedule with his children.