Found 4 items, similar to distracting.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: distract
mengalihkan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: distract
membingungkan, mengalihkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: distract
distract
v 1: draw someone's attention away from something;
“The thief
distracted the bystanders”;
“He deflected his
competitors” [syn:
deflect]
2: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
alarmed;
“She was rather perturbed by the news that her
father was seriously ill” [syn:
perturb,
unhinge,
disquiet,
trouble,
cark,
disorder]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Distracting
Distract
\Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Distracted, old p.
p.
Distraught; p. pr. & vb. n.
Distracting.]
1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
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A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller.
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2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different
directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the
eye; to distract the attention.
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Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination.
--Goldsmith.
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3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of
motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
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Horror and doubt distract
His troubled thoughts. --Milton.
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4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to
madden; -- most frequently used in the participle,
distracted.
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A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her.
--Shak.
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Distracting
\Dis*tract"ing\, a.
Tending or serving to distract.
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