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distractive

UK/dɪ'stræktɪv/US/dis'træktiv/
B1

Definitions

adj.

Tending to cause distraction.

分散注意力的,扰乱的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dis-not, apart, away
+
tractpull, drag, draw
+
-ivetending to, having the nature of
=distractive

distract + -ive (tending to) = tending to pull attention apart. A rarer near-synonym of 'distracting.'

Root tra still carries 109 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    They removed the distractive elements from the page layout.

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