Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
DISTRACT
perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
(verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; “She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill”
distract, deflect
(verb) draw someone’s attention away from something; “The thief distracted the bystanders”; “He deflected his competitors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
distract (third-person singular simple present distracts, present participle distracting, simple past and past participle distracted)
(transitive) To divert the attention of.
(transitive) To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.
Adjective
distract (not comparable)
(obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder.
(obsolete) Insane; mad.
Anagrams
• adstrict
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*tract", a. Etym: [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Distraught.]
1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.]
2. Insane; mad. [Obs.] Drayton.
Dis*tract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distracted, old p. p. Distraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Distracting.]
1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin. A city . . . distracted from itself. Fuller.
2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention. Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination. Goldsmith.
3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass. Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts. Milton.
4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden;
– most frequently used in the participle, distracted. A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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