1 [C,U] a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about:
I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. * cinema audiences looking for distraction
2 [C] an activity that amuses or entertains you
IDIOMS
to distraction so that you become upset, excited, or angry and not able to think clearly:
The children are driving me to distraction today. * She was alone in the house all day and bored to distraction.
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