distract-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: draw attention away from; worry

Commentary:
NOTE: This sense implies that attention is drawn away from something.

Examples:
Her beauty distracted them from winning.
The theif distracted the bystanders.
She was rather distracted by the news that her father was ill.

Mappings:
VerbNet: amuse-31.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: distract.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2