BOB°ëµº

Word Explorer
Children's
Dictionary Suite
 
Elementary Dictionary        

dis·trac·tion

distraction

 
pronunciation:
dih straek shn
features:
Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: A distraction is something that takes your attention away from what you are doing or what you are focusing on.
Emma wanted to read her book, but there were too many distractions in the living room. The TV was on and her little brother was making noise pretending to be an airplane.Ms. Wise doesn't want any distractions for her students when she is giving a piano lesson.
similar words:
amusement, disturbance, entertainment
Word PartsSubscriber feature About this feature