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Distractive

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dis·tract  (d-strkt)
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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