distractionist

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adjective

Tending to divert attention from one thing to another.

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Meanings

adjectivedistractionist (comparative more distractionist, superlative most distractionist)

comparative more distractionist · superlative most distractionist

  1. Tending to divert attention from one thing to another.
noundistractionist (plural distractionists)

plural distractionists

  1. Somebody who evades an issue by discussing another.

Origin

From distraction + -ist.

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APA

distractionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distractionist

MLA

“distractionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distractionist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distractionist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distractionist.

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