distractive


dis·tract

D0295000 (dĭ-străkt′)tr.v. dis·tract·ed, dis·tract·ing, dis·tracts 1. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something: The voices in the other room distracted him, so he couldn't concentrate on his homework.2. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.3. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle: The company's workforce was distracted by the prospect of a takeover.
[Middle English distracten, from Latin distrahere, distract-, to pull away : dis-, apart; see dis- + trahere, to draw.]
dis·tract′i·bil′i·ty n.dis·tract′i·ble adj.dis·tract′ing·ly adv.dis·trac′tive adj.