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[ verb ] draw someone's attention away from something
Examples "The thief distracted the bystanders" "He deflected his competitors" Used in print ("National Affairs"...)While Crosby distracted the Beardens , stewardesses Carnegey and Toni_Besset dropped out of a rear door . (Genevieve Holden, Deadlier Than the Male....)He tried to turn right to the society page in each one , but interesting stories kept cropping_up to distract him . Something else distracted him , yet there was no sound , only tomblike silence . Related terms |
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[ verb ] disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Examples "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" Related terms |
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