Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To take someone's attention away from something
Distract
/dɪˈstrækt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Noise can distract you from your work.She tried to distract him with a funny story.
Etymology:
From Latin distractus, past participle of distrahere draw apart, break apart, from dis- apart + trahere to draw.
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