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"Distract"
Keywords:
insane
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madden
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participle
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craze
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unsettle
Insane; mad.
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To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted.
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Keywords:
disjoin
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perplex
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bystanders
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uneasy
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thief
Related Terms:
Insane
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Anxious
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Oppositional defiant disorder
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Antisocial personality disorder
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Psychopath
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Paranoid
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Discontent
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Malingering
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Paranoid personality disorder
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Kleptomania
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Compulsive
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Affect
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Paranoia
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Conduct disorder
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Acting out
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Upset
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Disturb
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Mental anguish
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Antisocial
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Obsession
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Compulsion
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Turmoil
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Worry
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Delusions
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Inattentive
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Inattention
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Dysphoria
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Impulsivity
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Hysterical
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Uneasy
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Distractibility
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Emotion
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Borderline personality disorder
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Obsessions
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Disquiet
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Emotional lability
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Fear
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Emotional abuse
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Tantrum
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Trouble
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Emotional distress
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Apathy
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Desperate
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Ambivalence
,
Distraction
,
Torment
,
Schizotypal personality disorder
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Disinhibition
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Post traumatic stress disorder
,
Neuroticism
To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
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To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention.
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draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
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disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
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divert attention from, as in: A blinking graphic on a Web page will distract a reader trying to read text.
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Keywords:
confound
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agitate
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passions
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harass
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motives
To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
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Keywords:
asunder
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drawn
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separated
Separated; drawn asunder.
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