Distracter

/dɪˈstrætər/ noun

Definition

A person or thing that pulls someone's attention away from what they're focused on; something that causes distraction.

Etymology

From distract plus the agent suffix -er, creating a noun for entities that cause distraction.

Kelly Says

In psychology experiments, researchers carefully control distracters—the more you understand what pulls human attention away, the better you can design tests that measure true focus.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማንኛውም ማንኛውም ማንኛውም
ma-n-g-ny-a-wm ma-n-g-ny-a-wm ma-n-g-ny-a-wm
ARالعربية
مشتت
mush-tat
BNবাংলা
বিচ্যুতি
bee-ch-you-tee
CACatalà
desviador
des-vee-a-dor
CSČeština
odklon
od-k-lon
DADansk
afvigelse
af-vee-gelse
DEDeutsch
Ablenker
ah-bleh-n-ker
ELΕλληνικά
διασπέρτης
dee-as-per-tees
ESEspañol
distractor
dees-trak-tor
FAفارسی
غافل
gha-fil
FISuomi
häiriintymisen aiheuttaja
ha-ir-in-ty-min-en a-ihe-ut-ta-ja
FRFrançais
distracteur
dees-trak-teor
GUGU
વ્યક્તિગત
vyak-tee-gat
HAHA
kyautar
kya-oo-tar
HEעברית
משתיק
misht-ik
HIहिन्दी
विचलित करने वाला
vi-ch-al-it-kar-ne-wa-la
HUMagyar
elvonatkoztató
el-von-at-ko-z-ta-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyimpang
pen-yim-pang
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
distraente
dee-strah-en-teh
JA日本語
気をそらすもの
ki-o-so-ra-su-mono
KKKK
сыны
sy-ny
KMKM
ការបោះបង់
ka-ar-boh-boh-ng
KO한국어
주의를 분산시키는 것
ju-yi-reul bun-san-si-ki-neun geot
MRMR
अवगळण
a-v-ga-l-on
MSBahasa Melayu
penyebab gangguan
pen-yeb-ab gan-guan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာရေး
cha-n-ma-ray
NLNederlands
afleiding
af-lay-ding
NONorsk
avviklare
ah-vee-k-la-reh
PAPA
khufa
kh-oo-fa
PLPolski
rozpraszacz uwagi
ro-z-pra-szach oo-va-tye
PTPortuguês
distractor
dee-strak-tor
RORomână
distrager
dee-stra-geh-reh
RUРусский
отвлекающий
ot-vly-kay-oo-shey
SVSvenska
avviklare
ah-vee-k-la-reh
SWKiswahili
mwanzo wa uvuli
mwan-zo wa oo-voo-lee
TAதமிழ்
மனவிலகல்
mana-vi-lak-al
TEతెలుగు
చూపు విచలనం
choop-oo vi-chalan-am
THไทย
สิ่งที่ทำให้กระจัดความสนใจ
sin-thee-thame-khae-krat-jat-kwam-sin-ai
TLTL
nagpapaligid
na-g-pa-la-lig-id
TRTürkçe
dikkat dağıtıcı
dih-kat da-git-si
UKУкраїнська
розсіяння
roz-see-ya-nya
URاردو
غافل
gha-fil
VITiếng Việt
người gây phân tâm
nguoi gai phan tam
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀
ee-sheh
ZH中文
分散注意力的人或事物
fen-san-liu-xin-de ren-he-shi-wu
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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