distractingn.

Etymology: < distract v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈstracting.

The action of distract v.; distraction.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] > causing

distractingc1440

avocationa1617

avokement1637

amusement1658

diversion1667

dissipation1733

evocation1770

misdirection1897

c1440 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (1494) i. xliii To holde hym wythout forgetyng, distractyng or lettyng of ony creature.

1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. (ed. 2) 100 To the retarding and distracting oft times of thir counsels.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

distractingadj.

Etymology: < distract v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈstracting.

That distracts; bewildering, maddening.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective]

maskinga1387

maskeringc1400

mazingc1449

mazefula1586

perplexing1585

distraughtful1594

confounding1595

confusive1611

perplexful1618

distracting1632

distractive1633

perplexivea1637

obstupefying1660

perplexitivea1665

posing1666

distractious1667

nonplussing1670

umbraging1683

gravelling1686

embarrassing1691

wildering1742

distractful1746

staggering1769

baffling1783

bewildering1792

head-scratching1827

mystifyingc1827

mystificatory1830

riddlesome1843

confusing1846

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 402 I grew affrighted..for..the distracting noyse drew aye nearer and nearer us.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xv. iii. 213 His Mind was tost in all the..distracting Anxiety so nobly described by Shakespear [ Jul. C. ii. i. 63–69] .

1799 tr. D. Diderot Nat. Son II. 103 No one..can conceive the heart-distracting misery I suffered.

1822 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 12 Aug. (1884) I I will..tell you this lamentable, this distracting story.

Derivatives

diˈstractingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adverb]

confusively1599

confoundingly1667

perplexingly1795

embarrassingly1817

distractively1834

bewilderingly1838

distractingly1842

confusingly1863

bafflingly1879

mystifyingly1937

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. vii. 235 A handsome city, but distractingly regular.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. ii. xix. 65 Hetty..had the same distractingly pretty looks..for everybody.

1879 M. E. Braddon Vixen III. 221 The ringing of imaginary wedding bells sounded distractingly in her ears.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	distracting
释义	distractingn. Etymology: < distract v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈstracting. The action of distract v.; distraction. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] > causing distractingc1440 avocationa1617 avokement1637 amusement1658 diversion1667 dissipation1733 evocation1770 misdirection1897 c1440 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (1494) i. xliii To holde hym wythout forgetyng, distractyng or lettyng of ony creature. 1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. (ed. 2) 100 To the retarding and distracting oft times of thir counsels. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). distractingadj. Etymology: < distract v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈstracting. That distracts; bewildering, maddening. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective] maskinga1387 maskeringc1400 mazingc1449 mazefula1586 perplexing1585 distraughtful1594 confounding1595 confusive1611 perplexful1618 distracting1632 distractive1633 perplexivea1637 obstupefying1660 perplexitivea1665 posing1666 distractious1667 nonplussing1670 umbraging1683 gravelling1686 embarrassing1691 wildering1742 distractful1746 staggering1769 baffling1783 bewildering1792 head-scratching1827 mystifyingc1827 mystificatory1830 riddlesome1843 confusing1846 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 402 I grew affrighted..for..the distracting noyse drew aye nearer and nearer us. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xv. iii. 213 His Mind was tost in all the..distracting Anxiety so nobly described by Shakespear [ Jul. C. ii. i. 63–69] . View more context for this quotation 1799 tr. D. Diderot Nat. Son II. 103 No one..can conceive the heart-distracting misery I suffered. 1822 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 12 Aug. (1884) I I will..tell you this lamentable, this distracting story. Derivatives diˈstractingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adverb] confusively1599 confoundingly1667 perplexingly1795 embarrassingly1817 distractively1834 bewilderingly1838 distractingly1842 confusingly1863 bafflingly1879 mystifyingly1937 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. vii. 235 A handsome city, but distractingly regular. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. ii. xix. 65 Hetty..had the same distractingly pretty looks..for everybody. 1879 M. E. Braddon Vixen III. 221 The ringing of imaginary wedding bells sounded distractingly in her ears. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1440adj.1632
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