| slovo | definícia |
distract
(encz) | distract,odvést v: Zdeněk Brož |
distract
(encz) | distract,rozptýlit v: Zdeněk Brož |
distract
(encz) | distract,zneklidnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Distract
(gcide) | Distract \Dis*tract"\, a. [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to
draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf.
Distraught.]
1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.]
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2. Insane; mad. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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Distract
(gcide) | Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distracted, old p.
p. Distraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Distracting.]
1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
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A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller.
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2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different
directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the
eye; to distract the attention.
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Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination.
--Goldsmith.
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3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of
motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
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Horror and doubt distract
His troubled thoughts. --Milton.
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4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to
madden; -- most frequently used in the participle,
distracted.
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A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her.
--Shak.
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distract
(wn) | distract
v 1: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief
distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
[syn: distract, deflect]
2: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge,
disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder] |
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distraction
(mass) | distraction
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distracted
(encz) | distracted,nepozorný adj: Zdeněk Broždistracted,rozptýlený adj: Pinodistracted,rozrušený adj: Pino |
distractedly
(encz) | distractedly,ustrašeně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
distractedness
(encz) | distractedness, |
distracting
(encz) | distracting,vyrušující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
distractingly
(encz) | distractingly, |
distraction
(encz) | distraction,rozptýlení n: Zdeněk Broždistraction,vyrušení n: Zdeněk Broždistraction,zmatek n: Zdeněk Brož |
distractions
(encz) | distractions,rozptýlení n: pl. Zdeněk Broždistractions,vyrušení n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
drive you to distraction
(encz) | drive you to distraction, |
Distract
(gcide) | Distract \Dis*tract"\, a. [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to
draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf.
Distraught.]
1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.]
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2. Insane; mad. [Obs.] --Drayton.
[1913 Webster]Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distracted, old p.
p. Distraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Distracting.]
1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
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A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller.
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2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different
directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the
eye; to distract the attention.
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Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination.
--Goldsmith.
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3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of
motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
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Horror and doubt distract
His troubled thoughts. --Milton.
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4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to
madden; -- most frequently used in the participle,
distracted.
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A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her.
--Shak.
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Distracted
(gcide) | Distracted \Dis*tract"ed\, a.
Mentally disordered; unsettled; mad.
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My distracted mind. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distracted, old p.
p. Distraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Distracting.]
1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
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A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller.
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2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different
directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the
eye; to distract the attention.
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Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination.
--Goldsmith.
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3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of
motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
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Horror and doubt distract
His troubled thoughts. --Milton.
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4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to
madden; -- most frequently used in the participle,
distracted.
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A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her.
--Shak.
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Distractedly
(gcide) | Distractedly \Dis*tract"ed*ly\, adv.
Disjointedly; madly. --Shak.
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Distractedness
(gcide) | Distractedness \Dis*tract"ed*ness\, n.
A state of being distracted; distraction. --Bp. Hall.
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Distracter
(gcide) | Distracter \Dis*tract"er\, n.
One who, or that which, distracts away.
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Distractful
(gcide) | Distractful \Dis*tract"ful\, a.
Distracting. [R.] --Heywood.
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Distractible
(gcide) | Distractible \Dis*tract"i*ble\, a.
Capable of being drawn aside or distracted.
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Distractile
(gcide) | Distractile \Dis*tract"ile\, a. (Bot.)
Tending or serving to draw apart.
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Distracting
(gcide) | Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distracted, old p.
p. Distraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Distracting.]
1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
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A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller.
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2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different
directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the
eye; to distract the attention.
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Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination.
--Goldsmith.
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3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of
motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
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Horror and doubt distract
His troubled thoughts. --Milton.
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4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to
madden; -- most frequently used in the participle,
distracted.
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A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]Distracting \Dis*tract"ing\, a.
Tending or serving to distract.
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Distraction
(gcide) | Distraction \Dis*trac"tion\, n. [L. distractio: cf. F.
distraction.]
1. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation.
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To create distractions among us. --Bp. Burnet.
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2. That which diverts attention; a diversion. "Domestic
distractions." --G. Eliot.
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3. A diversity of direction; detachment. [Obs.]
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His power went out in such distractions as
Beguiled all species. --Shak.
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4. State in which the attention is called in different ways;
confusion; perplexity.
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That ye may attend upon the Lord without
distraction. --1 Cor. vii.
35.
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5. Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political
distractions.
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Never was known a night of such distraction.
--Dryden.
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6. Agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind;
despair.
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The distraction of the children, who saw both their
parents together, would have melted the hardest
heart. --Tatler.
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7. Derangement of the mind; madness. --Atterbury.
Syn: Perplexity; confusion; disturbance; disorder;
dissension; tumult; derangement; madness; raving;
franticness; furiousness.
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Distractious
(gcide) | Distractious \Dis*trac"tious\, a.
Distractive. [Obs.]
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Distractive
(gcide) | Distractive \Dis*trac"tive\, a.
Causing perplexity; distracting. "Distractive thoughts."
--Bp. Hall.
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Undistracted
(gcide) | Undistracted \Undistracted\
See distracted. |
Undistracting
(gcide) | Undistracting \Undistracting\
See distracting. |
distracted
(wn) | distracted
adj 1: having the attention diverted especially because of
anxiety [syn: distracted, distrait] |
distractedly
(wn) | distractedly
adv 1: in a distracted manner; "`Come in,' he said distractedly" |
distraction
(wn) | distraction
n 1: mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"
2: an obstacle to attention
3: an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts
you from worries and vexations [syn: beguilement,
distraction]
4: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from
something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection" [syn:
distraction, misdirection] |
DISTRACTED PERSON
(bouvier) | DISTRACTED PERSON, This term is used in the statutes of Illinois; Rev. Laws
of Ill. 1833, p. 332; and New Hampshire; Dig. Laws of N. H. 1830, p. 339; to
express a state of insanity.
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