[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention:The music distracted him from his work.", "to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset:Grief distracted him.Synonyms: distress , torment , pain , agitate , bewilder", "to provide a pleasant diversion for; amuse; entertain:I'm bored with bridge, but golf still distracts me.", "to separate or divide by dissension or strife."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["Obsolete. distracted ."]}]