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distracting

adjective
1
Pulling attention away from what matters, making it hard to concentrate.
"The flickering light was too distracting to work under."

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In plain EnglishDescribes something that keeps grabbing your attention when you're trying to focus.

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more distracting comparative, most distracting superlative

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