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distraction
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French distraction, from Latin distractio.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d?s?t?æk?(?)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d?s?t?æk??n/, /d?-/
- Rhymes: -æk??n
- Hyphenation: dis?tract?ion
Noun
distraction (countable and uncountable, plural distractions)
- Something that distracts.
- The process of being distracted.
- Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
- 1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
- It's true that the Copernican Systeme introduceth distraction in the universe of Aristotle.
- 1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
- Mental disorder; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
- 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory
- […] if he speak the words of an oath in a strange language, thinking they signify something else, or if he spake in his sleep, or deliration, or distraction, it is no oath, and so not obligatory.
- 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory
- (medicine, archaic) Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.
Derived terms
- distracter
- distractee
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “distraction”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Anagrams
- adstriction
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin distracti?, distracti?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis.t?ak.sj??/
Noun
distraction f (plural distractions)
- distraction
- entertainment
Related terms
- distraire
Further reading
- “distraction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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alienation
English
Etymology
From Middle English alienacioun, from Old French alienacion, from Latin ali?n?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?e?li.??ne???n]
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
alienation (usually uncountable, plural alienations)
- The act of alienating.
- The state of being alienated.
- Synonym: estrangement
- Emotional isolation or dissociation.
- (theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
- (property law) The transfer of property to another person.
Translations
Further reading
- "alienation" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 33.
- alienation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- alienation (property law) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- social alienation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- alineation
Middle English
Noun
alienation
- Alternative form of alienacioun
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