Definition
Things that take your attention away from what you're supposed to be doing or thinking about.
Etymology
From Latin 'distractus,' meaning 'pulled apart,' composed of 'dis-' (apart) and 'trahere' (to pull). The meaning has always involved mental attention being divided or pulled away.
Kelly Says
Your brain actually can't truly multitask—distractions literally pull different neural networks in your brain apart, which is why switching between tasks makes you slower, not faster!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማንኛውም ጥፋት
ma-n-gyan-yum ti-faat
ARالعربية
التشتيت
al-tish-eet
CACatalà
distraccións
dees-trahk-thee-ohn-es
CSČeština
odvrácení
od-vra-che-ni
DADansk
afledninger
af-led-ninger
DEDeutsch
Ablenkungen
ah-bleh-n-goohn-gen
ELΕλληνικά
παραβιάσεις
para-bee-as-ees
ESEspañol
distracciones
dees-trahk-thee-ohn-es
FAفارسی
気をそらすもの
ke-ye-so-ras-mono
FISuomi
häiriöt
hay-ree-ot
FRFrançais
distractions
dees-trahk-syohn
GUGU
વ્યક્તિઓ
vyak-tee-oh
HAHA
abunawa
ah-boo-nah-wah
HEעברית
הפכיות
hef-ki-yot
HIहिन्दी
विचलन
vee-chah-lan
HUMagyar
elvontságok
el-von-tsah-gok
IDBahasa Indonesia
gangguan
gan-guan
IGIG
ihe n'egbu
ee-he n'eg-boo
ITItaliano
distrazioni
dees-tray-tsyo-nee
JA日本語
気をそらすもの
ki-wo-soru-mono
KO한국어
주의 분산
ju-wi bun-san
MSBahasa Melayu
penyelew
pen-ye-lew
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-tawr-ma-yar
NLNederlands
afleidingen
af-lay-ding-en
NONorsk
avledninger
av-led-ninger
PLPolski
rozproszenia
roz-pro-shen-ya
PTPortuguês
distrações
dees-trays-soh-es
RORomână
distrageri
dees-tra-ge-ree
RUРусский
отвлечения
otvlecheniya
SVSvenska
avledningar
av-led-ningar
SWKiswahili
uvumbuzi
u-vum-bu-zi
TAதமிழ்
விலக்குகள்
vi-lak-ku-kal
TEతెలుగు
విరోధాలు
vee-roh-dha-alu
THไทย
สิ่งรบกวน
sin rab-guan
TLTL
pagliling
pa-g-li-ling
TRTürkçe
distraksiyonlar
dees-trahk-see-ohn-lar
UKУкраїнська
відволікання
vid-vo-lika-nya
URاردو
مشتعلات
mush-ta-la-at
VITiếng Việt
sự phân tâm
su-phan-tam
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀
awon eh-sheh
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la