English-French translations for distraction

• distraction
  Il s’agit un peu d’une distraction. This is something of a distraction.
  Ils verront dans ce genre d'initiative de la Commission une sorte de distraction. They will see this kind of initiative by the Commission as a distraction.
  Il y a tellement de questions que le débat portant sur un centre n'est rien d'autre qu'une distraction. There are so many questions that the debate about a centre is just a distraction.
• détente
• folie
• récréation

Definition of distraction

• Something that distracts
• The process of being distracted
• Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion
• Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity
• Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed

Examples

• Poking ones eye is a good distraction from a hurting toe
• We have to reduce distraction in class if we want students to achieve good results
• The incessant nightmares drove him to distraction

Related words

• distracting
• distractibility
• distraction tactic