how to pronounce distract

/dɪˈstɹækt/

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distract is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of distract in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… just anything to distract your mind …”

meaning of distract

Distract means to cause to lose concentration or focus.

distract frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word distract occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics distract can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that distract can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;