Meaning & use
distract
To draw someone's attention away from what they are supposed to be focusing on.
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Loud music from next door kept distracting her from her homework.
Don't distract the driver by talking during the difficult turn.
A note on using this word
Distract takes a person as its object, as in distract him, rather than distract his attention, which is less natural.
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