Word

distract, v.
(distracted, distracting, distracts)
freq. cnt. 3

draw someone's attention away from something
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

deflect distract

sample sentences

"The thief distracted the bystanders"
"He deflected his competitors"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

distraction

semantic pointers

hypernym

confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

cark disorder disquiet distract perturb trouble unhinge

sample sentences

"She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trouble trouble

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

perturbation perturbation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disquiet disquiet

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

distraction

semantic pointers

hypernym

disturb, trouble, upset

hyponym

worry, vex