distract

Verbs

  • (v) draw someone's attention away from something
    • The thief distracted the bystanders
    • He deflected his competitors
    deflect,
  • (v) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
    • She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
    cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, trouble,

Synonyms

deflect cark disorder disquiet perturb unhinge trouble

Words of close approximity

distrain distrait
distracted distractedly distraction