English Dictionary

distraction

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪsˈtɹækʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 古語

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

日本語の意味

気を散らす物、注意を逸らす要因 / 気を散らされる状態や過程 / 混乱、騒乱、動揺 / 精神の混乱、狂気、精神錯乱

The sudden notification on my phone was a major distraction during the meeting.

会議中、携帯の突然の通知が注意をそらす大きな要因になった。

意味（1）

Something that distracts.

At last the Duke of Anjou arrived, dressed, as his brother said, to distraction.

意味（2）

The process of being distracted.

The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about creating compelling content, or offering services that let you stay up to date with what your friends are doing,[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.

意味（3）

Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.

It's true that the Copernican Systeme introduceth distraction in the universe of Aristotle.

意味（4）

Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity.

The incessant nightmares drove him to distraction.

意味（5）

(medicine, archaic) Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.

distractions （ plural ）