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Another word for distraction

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Noun

  1. Something, especially a performance or show, designed to entertain

    See also:

    excite

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for distraction

Noun

  1. Confusion

    See also:

    distress

    confusion

  2. Something that distracts

    See also:

    game

    entertainment

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Sentence Examples

  • Food was more a distraction than a desire.

  • With nine people in the dining room, there was too much distraction to start the orientation.

  • Dusty chuckled, glad for the distraction from his dark thoughts.

  • When Jonathan spoke, the distraction was welcome.

  • He didn't need the distraction of worrying about the queen while trying to prevent them from losing the war!

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