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distractverb to draw the attention or mind to something elsewe were distracted from our discussion by the noise outside abstract, call off, detract, divert, throw off amuse, beguile, entertainstray, wander concentrate, focus to trouble the mind of; to make uneasydistracted by the looming tax deadline agitate, ail, alarm(also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distress, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy(or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vexbedevil, haunt, plagueabash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake updaunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize(also tranquillize) allay, alleviate, assuageappease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate puzzle, perplex, bewilder, distract, nonplus, confound, dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally.puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve.the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision.a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking.a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests.distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible.the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement.the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound.was at first too dumbfounded to reply in the 14th century |