[di-strak-tuh-bil-i-tee] 
| 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. |
| dis·tract (dĭ-strākt') tr.v. dis·tract·ed, dis·tract·ing, dis·tracts
[Middle English distracten, from Latin distrahere, distract-, to pull away : dis-, apart; see dis- + trahere, to draw.] dis·tract'i·bil'i·ty n., dis·tract'i·ble adj., dis·tract'ing·ly adv., dis·trac'tive adj. |
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