Distract

Verb

 * 1)  To divert the attention of.
 * The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.

Synonyms for Distract
perplex, bewilder, confuse, derange, disorder, puzzle, daze, confound, mystify, embarrass, mislead.

Antonyms for Distract
assure, placate, please, embolden, mitigate, assuage, pacify, calm, reassure, allay, soften, compose, conciliate.

Thesaurus
absorb, addle, agitate, amuse, ball up, befuddle, beguile, bemuse, bewilder, blunt, bother, bug, call away, chill, confound, confuse, convulse, cool, craze, damp, dampen, daze, deflect, delight, dement, derange, deter, detract, detract attention, disaffect, discompose, disconcert, discourage, disincline, disinterest, disturb, divert, divert the mind, drive insane, drive mad, embroil, engross, entertain, fluster, frenzy, fuddle, gratify, indispose, interest, mad, madden, make mad, mix up, mystify, occupy, perplex, perturb, psych, put off, puzzle, quench, rattle, repel, send mad, shatter, sidetrack, spook, throw, throw into confusion, throw off, trouble, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, unbalance, unhinge, unsettle, upset, wean from

Etymology
From distrahere, "to pull apart", from dis-, + trahere, "to pull".

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, разсейвам
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 分心,
 * Finnish: viedä (+ genitive) huomio
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hebrew: להסיח את הדעת (lehasyakh et ha'da'at)
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 気をそらす
 * Russian: отвлекать, отвлечь
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: dikkati dağıtmak