Please turn your music down - it's very distracting. I have trained myself to read through almost any distracting noise.

The meaning of DISTRACT is to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time. How to use distract in a sentence. Synonym …

Definition of distracting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you say that something is distracting, you mean that it makes it difficult for you to concentrate properly on what you are doing. It's distracting to have someone watching me while I work.

He was distracted from his studies. The students are easily distracted, especially when they're tired. I was distracted by a loud noise. The local story distracted attention from news of the war overseas. …

distracting adjective disturbing, bothering, confusing, dismaying, bewildering, disconcerting, perturbing, off-putting (Brit. informal) I find it slightly distracting.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2021 dis•trac•ting /dɪˈstræktɪŋ/ adj. serving to distract: distracting noises and laughter. amusing: She thinks those …

Whenever you make one aspect of a behavior more difficult (a more distracting environment), you want to make other aspects easier (walking beside the dog rather than twenty feet away).

DISTRACT definition: to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention. See examples of distract used in a sentence.

DISTRACT definition: 1. to make someone stop giving their attention to something: 2. to make someone stop giving their…. Learn more.