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distract

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "distract" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

8 characters

English (US)

Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “distract” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.

2syllables

distract

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distract is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, distract is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofdistract

1verb

To divert the attention of.
Example: "The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored."
To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.

1adjective

Separated; drawn asunder.
Insane; mad.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

distortional distortionist distortionless distortions distortive distorts distr distr.

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After

distracted distractedly distractedness distracter distractibility distractible distractile distracting

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