Distracting

Quick meaning: Distracting is an adjective meaning Causing a distraction; interfering with the ability to concentrate or focus.

Meaning

Causing a distraction; interfering with the ability to concentrate or focus.

More Meanings

1. Diverting
2. present participle and gerund of distract

Example Sentences

Please don't make a lot of loud, unnecessary noises—slamming the desk or copy machine drawer closed, etc. This is very distracting and rude.

Whenever you make one aspect of a behavior more difficult (a more distracting environment), you want to make other aspects easier (walking beside the dog rather than twenty feet away).

Sending a text message was considered to be the most distracting activity to perform while driving. From the list, the least distracting activity was having a conversation with a passenger.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deflect, disorder, trouble, perturb, disquiet, cark.

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