Distraction
Distraction , noun
[Latin distractio: compare French distraction.]
1.
The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation.
To create distractions among us.
2.
That which diverts attention; a diversion.
Domestic distractions.
3.
A diversity of direction; detachment. [Obsolete]
His power went out in such distractions as
Beguiled all species.
4.
State in which the attention is called in different ways; confusion; perplexity.
That ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
5.
Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions.
Never was known a night of such distraction.
6.
Agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair.
The distraction of the children, who saw both their parents together, would have melted the hardest heart.
7.
Derangement of the mind; madness. — Atterbury