distracts
Pulls attention elsewhere
Distracts is the third-person singular form of distract, meaning to draw someone's attention away from what they're doing or thinking about.
The distraction may be welcome or unwelcome: The noise distracts me when I'm trying to work versus A good podcast distracts me from the tedium of folding laundry.
What distracts can be a person, thing, or event—anything that pulls focus from the task at hand.
Turns aside from course
- sidetrackDivert from purpose
- derailsThrows off course
- disruptsInterferes with normal operation
- interferesMeddles in others' affairs
pulls away · disturbs · intrudes · interrupts · deflects · detours · halts · stalls
Causes mirth
- entertainsProvides amusement to others
- engagesOccupies or participates with
- occupiesFills or holds space
- absorbsTakes in fully
preoccupies · holds attention · captivates · engrosses · involves · interests
Attracts through appeal
- luresAttracts or fishing decoys
- alluresStrongly attracts or tempts
- seducesTempts into intimacy
- beguilesDeceives by charming
captivates · tempts · hooks · baits · fascinates · mesmerizes · enchants · charms
Distributes irregularly about
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- overloadsExceeds safe capacity
- confusesCauses mental disarray
- muddlesCreates disorder or confusion
befuddles · discombobulates · rattles · frazzles · unnerves · unsettles · throws off · disorganizes
diverts
Turns aside from course
interferes · pulls away · disturbs · intrudes · interrupts · deflects · detours · halts · stalls · obstructs
amuses
Causes mirth
- entertainsProvides amusement to others
- engagesOccupies or participates with
- occupiesFills or holds space
absorbs · preoccupies · holds attention · captivates · engrosses · involves · interests
entices
Attracts through appeal
beguiles · captivates · tempts · hooks · baits · fascinates · mesmerizes · enchants · charms · tantalizes
scatters
Distributes irregularly about
muddles · befuddles · discombobulates · rattles · frazzles · unnerves · unsettles · throws off · disorganizes · disjoints
irritates
Provokes mild anger
agitates · vexes · irks · annoys · peeves · harasses · badgers · needles · hounds · plagues
distractsfocuses
Concentrates attention on
concentrates · rivets · absorbs · engrosses · captivates
- driven to distractionIntensely annoyed, can't concentrate
- distracted drivingVehicle control while mentally elsewhere
- distracted driverSomeone operating vehicle carelessly
- drives to distractionAnnoys beyond endurance
- drove to distractionCaused extreme irritation
- driving to distractionProvoking extreme agitation
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