distract

/dɪˈstrækt/

Syllables dis·tract

Stress dis-TRACT

Phonics Breakdown

dis

/dɪs/

short i

tract

/trækt/

short a

Meaning

to take attention away from something

Sound Reference

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dis=/dɪs/ (distance) + tract=/trækt/ (tractor)

Example

Noise can easily distract students in class.