distractibility
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təˈbɪl noun Psychiatry.
inability to sustain one's attention or attentiveness, which is rapidly diverted from one topic to another: a symptom of a variety of mental disorders, as manic disorder, schizophrenia, or anxiety states.
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distract (dɪˈstrækt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (often passive) to draw the attention of (a person) away from something |
| 2. | to divide or confuse the attention of (a person) |
| 3. | to amuse or entertain |
| 4. | to trouble greatly |
| 5. | to make mad |
| [C14: from Latin distractus perplexed, from distrahere to pull in different directions, from | |
| dis'tracter | |
| —n | |
| dis'tractible | |
| —adj | |
| distracti'bility | |
| —n | |
| dis'tracting | |
| —adj | |
| dis'tractingly | |
| —adv | |
| dis'tractive | |
| —adj | |
| dis'tractively | |
| —adv | |
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