Synonym: beguilement, misdirection. Similar words: distract, distractedly, traction, retraction, attraction, extraction, subtraction, detraction. Meaning: [dɪ'strækʃn] n. 1. mental turmoil 2. an obstacle to attention 3. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations 4. the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something.
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91 A town is being driven to distraction by emergency stops and three point turns.
92 The Bloodthirster took advantage of Indraugnir's distraction to strike a mortal wound.
93 These findings tell us we are not driven to distraction by our appearance or made emotional cripples by our mothers or society.
94 My wife's constant whining is driving me to distraction.
95 Helena loved Demetrius to distraction.
96 His questions drove me to distraction.
97 They were driven to distraction by the flies.
98 Distraction didn't build the railroad.
99 Fishing is his major distraction.
100 The child will drive me to distraction.
101 Levine - Edwards classification will be expanded by the rotation and extension - distraction forces for the injury mechanism.
102 OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of autologous platelet-rich plasma on premaxillary distraction osteogenesis in rabbits.
103 It's in their economic interest to drive us to distraction.
104 On the Web, distractibility cuts both ways: banner advertising, for example, is the number one source of revenue, and it's also the number one distraction for users.
105 Objective To investigate the early effect of extracorporeal shockwave(ESW) treatment on distraction osteogenesis of rabbit tibias and its mechanism.
106 How have mine eyes out of their spheres been fitted In the distraction of this madding fever!
107 Methods The distraction system of mid-facial skeleton consisted of a face-bow,(sentencedict.com/distraction.html) the elastic loops and a device that hitched to bone holes made in the aperture rim.
108 The scores of the HD group and the norm group in their temperament test showed a great difference in their activity level, rhythmicity , adaptability, mood, persistance and distraction.
109 In a word, Sophia was in love with him to distraction.
110 You should be cautious of these distractions, but allow yourself the occasional distraction to break up your day.
111 Of 127 patients, 37 cases were with flexion compression fracture, 81 cases burst fracture, flexion distraction fracture in 9 cases.
112 Conclusion: Bone healing can occur in distal part of middle line during distraction osteogenesis closing the hard palate cleft in dogs.
113 Appropriate to the crowd: dizzy weary distraction color yellow diarrhea constipation abdominal distension underweight obesity belching hiccup gastroptosis hyperlipidemia!
114 The Mavericks were all on the same page. JET proved to be an amusing distraction, but other than that they basically fall in line. That's a great thing.
115 AIM: To observe the effect of distraction osteogenesis of zygoma based on the bony structure and bony density of new bone formation.
116 Despite the distraction of the details, you must maintain a critical focus and open mind to have a clear vision of the ever-widening, ever-changing big picture...
117 With the help of maxillomandibular distraction pre-operation and post-operation and temporary maxillomandibular fixation during operation, the fracture bones were smoothly reduced and fixed.
118 Ultimately, it's just a distraction and should have no bearing on the court.
119 Sixty-two percent said they felt office romances were a distraction from job performance.
120 The distraction of "improving the mind" and substantiating an illusory sense of self will cease, and the experience of Self, the Christ that you are, will be what is left.
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