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distracter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-tracter
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which distracts, or serves as a distraction.

noun

Any of the incorrect answers in a multiple-choice question, serving to distract from the correct answer.

Etymology

Etymology tree English distract Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English distracter From distract + -er.

Inflected Forms

distracters (plural) distractor (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

distractee

Questions

What does distracter mean?
That which distracts, or serves as a distraction.
Where does distracter come from?
Etymology tree English distract Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English distracter From distract + -er.

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