Meaning & use
distraction
Something that takes one's attention away from what one should be focusing on.
See it in a sentence
Turning off her phone helped eliminate distraction while she studied for the exam.
The noisy construction outside became a constant distraction during the meeting.
A note on using this word
Distraction can be countable, as in a distraction, or uncountable, as in too much distraction, so both forms are correct.
Words with a similar meaning
interruptiondiversion
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