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# distraction

«distraction» in Mova's school dictionary: **Something that takes your attention away from what you…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (distraction, distractions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Something that takes your attention away from what you should be doing: «Phones are a distraction in class». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#m1)

2) Something fun that takes your mind off worries; an amusement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#m2)

3) (formal) A state of great worry or confusion: «driven to distraction». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

At school: distractions such as noise, phones or chatting make learning hard; teachers remove distractions. Safety: distraction while crossing roads or driving causes accidents. In stories: a character may cause a distraction so another can escape. Phrases: «a welcome distraction», «drive someone to distraction», «cause a distraction», «without distraction».

### examples

- Phones are a big distraction during homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#x1)
- The dog barking was a distraction during the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#x2)
- While Tom caused a distraction, Mia grabbed the key. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#x3)
- Playing football was a welcome distraction from his worries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#x4)
- The noise from the road drives Mum to distraction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#x5)
- Never let anything be a distraction when you cross the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#x6)
- We need a quiet room without distractions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/#x7)

### note

Countable. Verb: «distract»; adjective: «distracted» (not paying attention). Do not confuse with «destruction» (destroying) or «detraction».

### In the corpora

- [Distractions, like a mate chatting, make listening harder, and moving away from them helps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/50-listening-following-talk-asking-good-questions/15/)
- [Distractions were the real enemy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/419-homework-first/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «distraction» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distraction/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.