to distraction

prepositional phrase

To an excessive or irrational degree.

“to love someone to distraction”

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. To an excessive or irrational degree.

    to love someone to distraction

    Synonyms: to death, to excess

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseTo an excessive or irrational degree.

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to distraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20distraction

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“to distraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20distraction. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to distraction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20distraction.

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