- distracting
- dis|tract|ing [ dı`stræktıŋ ] adjectivepreventing you from concentrating on something:I find it too distracting to work with the television on.
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Distracting — Dis*tract ing, a. Tending or serving to distract. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distracting — [[t]dɪstræ̱ktɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that something is distracting, you mean that it makes it difficult for you to concentrate properly on what you are doing. I find it slightly distracting to have someone watching me while I work. Syn: off … English dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] A city . . . distracted from itself. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distracting — UK [dɪˈstræktɪŋ] / US adjective preventing you from concentrating on something I find it too distracting to work with the television on … English dictionary
distracting — distract ► VERB 1) prevent (someone) from giving their full attention to something. 2) divert (attention) from something. DERIVATIVES distracted adjective distracting adjective. ORIGIN Latin distrahere draw apart … English terms dictionary
distracting — adj. diverting from; drawing one s attention away; disturbing the intellect dis·tract || dɪ strækt v. disturb, confuse, worry; divert, amuse; draw one s attention away … English contemporary dictionary
distracting — adj disturbing, disconcerting, confusing, bewildering, unsettling, annoying, irritating FORMAL perturbing COLLOQ. off putting … Useful english dictionary
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