distraction

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Something that distracts.
2. 2
   The process of being distracted.
3. 3
   Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
4. 4
   Mental disarray; a deranged state of mind; insanity.
5. 5
   Traction so exerted as to separate surfaces normally opposed.