The effects or process of something being a distraction; (distractionary). Reasons for being complacent.
The people are not paying attention to what is going on around them, and some say the blame can be placed on TV's "distractionary" entertainment for this complacency.
This occurs when you need to be working with someone else, listening to music, watching television, or doing something else while doing academic work in order to help you focus better
I could not focus fully on my history work, so I asked my friend to be my distractional focus
A person or group who wishes to distract and or prevent another person or group from reaching their political goal.
Often masks themselves as a part of a specific group only to distract that group with useless vague hermetical spiralling.
"Yeah they are distractionaries, never giving clear information, all vague irony.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.