distract

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for distract

distract 🔊 /dɪstɹæˈkt/

distract : උමතු කරනවා

distract : වල්මත් කරනවා

distract : හිත වියවුල් කරනවා

distract definition

Adjective.

  1. Separated; drawn asunder.
  2. Insane; mad.

Transitive verb.

  1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
  2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention.
  3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
  4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted.