Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun distraction

4 senses of distraction

Sense 1
distraction -- (mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction")
       => confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray -- (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions")

Sense 2
distraction -- (an obstacle to attention)
       => inattention -- (lack of attention)

Sense 3
beguilement, distraction -- (an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations)
       => entertainment, amusement -- (an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention)

Sense 4
distraction, misdirection -- (the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection")
       => revision, alteration -- (the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion")