Associations to the word «Distraction»

Wiktionary

DISTRACTION, noun. Something that distracts.
DISTRACTION, noun. The process of being distracted.
DISTRACTION, noun. Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
DISTRACTION, noun. Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity.

Dictionary definition

DISTRACTION, noun. Mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction".
DISTRACTION, noun. An obstacle to attention.
DISTRACTION, noun. An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations.
DISTRACTION, noun. The act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King