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distraction: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"; mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"; an obstacle to attention

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pastime collapse: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

consternation collapse

intently collapse: with strained or eager attention; "listened intently"; "stood watching intently"

mindfully collapse: in a careful deliberate manner

recreation collapse

inobservance collapse

revere collapse: American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)

incuriosity collapse

buttonhole collapse: a hole through which buttons are pushed

divertissement collapse

admire collapse: feel admiration for; look at with admiration

brain damage collapse

sick mind collapse

daftness collapse

dementia collapse: mental deterioration of organic or functional origin

folie collapse

psychopathy collapse

adore collapse: love intensely; "he just adored his wife"

idolize collapse: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

amusement collapse: a feeling of delight at being entertained

inadvertence collapse

absentmindedness collapse: preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored

mental deficiency collapse

nonobservance collapse: a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

mental illness collapse: any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention

cherish collapse

entertain collapse: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"; provide entertainment for

shallowness collapse: the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive"

flippancy collapse: inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy"

inattention collapse: lack of attention

unbalance collapse: derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him"; throw out of balance or equilibrium; "The tax relief unbalanced the budget"; "The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department"

lunacy collapse: obsolete terms for legal insanity

irrationality collapse: the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding

derangement collapse: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation

disorientation collapse: confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"; a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)

entertainment collapse: an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

insanity collapse: relatively permanent disorder of the mind

worship collapse: the activity of worshipping; a feeling of profound love and admiration; show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"; attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner"

sickness collapse: defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

dissipation collapse: breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist"

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