Hyphenation of DISTRACTION

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word DISTRACTION? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

DIS-TRAC-TION

Definitions of DISTRACTION:

1.	Mental turmoil He drives me to distraction
2.	An obstacle to attention
3.	An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
4.	The act of distracting Drawing someone's attention away from something Conjurers are experts at misdirection

Synonyms of DISTRACTION:

noun	confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, disarray
noun	inattention
noun	beguilement, entertainment, amusement
noun	misdirection, revision, alteration

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