Etymology

distraction

dis·tract·ion
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Today it means: Something that distracts. Full definition →

Middle French distraction ← Latin distractio
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  1. Latin · derived fromdistractio
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromdistraction
  3. English todaydistraction

Borrowed from Middle French distraction, from Latin distractio. Equivalent to distract + -ion.

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