distracción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distractiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /distɾaɡˈθjon/ [d̪is.t̪ɾaɣ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /distɾaɡˈsjon/ [d̪is.t̪ɾaɣ̞ˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: dis‧trac‧ción

Noun

distracción f (plural distracciones)

1. distraction, diversion, amusement

   Synonym: ocio

Related terms

• distraer

 

Further reading

• “distracción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10