Definitions:

1. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations noun
   • I love a pleasant distraction.
2. an obstacle to attention noun
   • The internet is full of distractions.
3. mental turmoil noun
   • They drive me to distraction.
4. the act of distracting noun
   • I am an expert in distraction.

Synonyms:

• beguilement
• misdirection