Distraction

1. Derangement of the mind; madness.
2. Agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair.
3. State in which the attention is called in different ways; confusion; perplexity.
4. Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions.
5. That which diverts attention; a diversion.
6. A diversity of direction; detachment.
7. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation.