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distraction
What does distraction mean?
distraction (noun): an obstacle to attention.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use distraction in a sentence?
How do you pronounce distraction?
/dɪˈstɹækʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does distraction come from?
Borrowed from Middle French distraction, from Latin distractio.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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approval to do something
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an obstacle to attention
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