distracting

dis-tract-ing · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Preventing concentration or diverting attention.

  2. 2.

    Causing someone to lose focus.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    Highly distracting — Something that strongly interferes with concentration.
  • •
    Distracting background noise — Sound that prevents focus.

Related words

Antonyms: calming, focusing, helpful
See also: distract, distraction, disturbing
Synonyms: disruptive, disturbing, intrusive, off-putting

Etymology

Present participle of distract, from Latin distractus, from distrahere ("to draw apart, pull in different directions"), from dis- ("apart") + trahere ("to draw, pull").