Distractible

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dis·tract (d

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tr.v. dis·tract·ed, dis·tract·ing, dis·tracts

1. To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest; divert.

2. To pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle.

[Middle English distracten, from Latin distrahere, distract-, to pull away : dis-, apart; see dis- + trahere, to draw.]

dis·tracti·bili·ty n.

dis·tracti·ble adj.

dis·tracting·ly adv.

dis·tractive adj.

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