distract

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. draw someone's attention away from something (Freq. 3)
- The thief distracted the bystanders
- He deflected his competitors
• Syn:
deflect
• Derivationally related forms:
distraction
• Hypernyms:
confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
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
• Derivationally related forms:
distraction, trouble (for: trouble), disquiet (for: disquiet), perturbation (for: perturb)
• Hypernyms:
disturb, upset, trouble
• Hyponyms:
worry, vex
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will distract him
- The performance is likely to distract Sue

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, disorder, deflect