All distraction synonyms

noun distraction

• interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
• complication — A complication is a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.
• disturbance — the act of disturbing.
• aberration — An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
• confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
• interference — an act, fact, or instance of interfering.
• diversion — the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose: a diversion of industry into the war effort.
• recreation — the act of creating anew.
• abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
• frenzy — extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement.
• agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
• commotion — A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.
• bewilderment — Bewilderment is the feeling of being bewildered.
• dissipation — the act of dissipating.
• game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
• perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
• pastime — something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.
• disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
• amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
• preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
• beguilement — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
• disruption — forcible separation or division into parts.
• hobby — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
• anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
• desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
• divertissement — a diversion or entertainment.