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distraction Noun 1. something that diverts the attention 2. something that serves as an entertainment 3. mental turmoil
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distraction Translations (confusion) → Verstörtheit f; (sth which distracts) → Ablenkung f; (amusement) → Zerstreuung f; to drive sb to distraction distract → jdn zur Verzweiflung treiben |
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You are not only driving me to distraction but also ruining yourself with this eternal solicitude for your reputation. This is the day you have set apart to devote to this object, and perhaps in fulfilling this duty you may find some distraction from the melancholy to which, as I see to my sorrow, you are a prey. The latter's distraction at his bereavement is a subject too painful to be dwelt on; its after-effects showed how deep the sorrow sunk. |
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