Something that distracts.
Poking one's eye is a good distraction from a hurting toe.
The process of being distracted.
We have to reduce distraction in class if we want students to achieve good results.
Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
The incessant nightmares drove him to distraction.
Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.