distraction Copy link Outline I. A drawing off of the attention1. āvŏcātio2. *distractio animi3. more freq. expr. by verbII. That which draws off the attentionIII. Insanity • distraction: I. A drawing off of the attention: 1. āvŏcātio: the noises which go on around me without d., ea quae me sine a. circumstrepunt, Sen. 2. *distractio animi: cf. to distract. 3. more freq. expr. by verb: amid all this d., interea dum sic occupationibus distineor: v. to distract. II. That which draws off the attention: āvŏcāmentum: v. diversion. III. Insanity: insănia, mens ăliēnāta: v. madness. Phr.: to love to d.: v. distracted (fin.).
DISTRACTION Copy link • DISTRACTIONWant of attention, animus non attentus (inattention): *animus varietate rerum diductus: *animus alienis rebus distentus.