distract

/dɪstɹˈækt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. draw someone's attention away from something
   “The thief distracted the bystanders”
2. 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”

Synonyms for distract

• deflect
• perturb
• unhinge
• disquiet
• trouble
• cark
• disorder

Words that rhyme with distract

• act
• contract
• contact
• extract
• abstract
• impact
• counteract
• exact
• fact
• intact
• retract
• tract
• attract
• cracked
• react
• redact
• reenact
• subcontract
• backed
• enact
• packed
• stacked
• subtract
• artifact
• detract
• diffract
• inexact
• interact
• overact
• overreact