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To divert one's mind or attention (to something else)

To bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

To distract, or to occupy or draw one's attention or thoughts

To delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner

To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action

To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

To cause to become angry

To attract or lure by temptation

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To divert one's mind or attention (to something else)

“That question is the only thing that could possibly distract me from what has just happened.”

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To bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

makes someone scratch their head

causes to be at a stand

puts someone off their stroke

puts out of countenance

appals^UK

appalls^US

sets someone thinking

sets someone back on their heels

puts someone off their stride

demoralizes^US

demoralises^UK

balks^US

baulks^UK

tantalises^UK

tantalizes^US

stops someone in their tracks

causes someone to lose their composure

knocks the stuffing out of

balls up

throws into a tizzy

messes with one's head

paralyses^UK

hurts somebody's feelings

teases

badgers

hits like a ton of bricks

terrorizes^US

paralyzes^US

terrorises^UK

fills with consternation

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

pulls the rug from under

pulls the rug out from under

makes a big thing out of

makes mountains out of molehills

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

takes the wind out of your sails

gives someone the blues

scares the bejesus out of

scares the living daylights out of

makes sad

undermines

makes one's hair stand on end

devitalizes

makes downhearted

affronts

makes someone's hair stand on end

traumatizes^US

traumatises^UK

gives someone goose pimples

scares someone out of their wits

puts the fear of God into

electrifies

throws into a blue funk

dampens spirits

makes unhappy

makes one's blood run cold

dampens the spirits of

antagonizes^US

gives someone the heebie-jeebies

antagonises^UK

takes your breath away

sends into a cold sweat

makes someone shake in their shoes

throws into a panic

frightens the life out of

frightens someone out of their wits

scares the hell out of

scares the life out of

makes someone jump out of their skin

frightens the living daylights out of

makes one's flesh creep

brings tears to your eyes

scares the daylights out of

blinds someone with something

paralyses with fear

knocks props out

hits like ton of bricks

completely surprises

shakes out of your complacency

raises someone's eyebrows

frightens out of your wits

fills with terror

scares the pants off of

knocks the wind out of

shatters the illusions of

deadens

haunts

drains

gives someone the hump

gives someone a fright

tyrannizes^US

harshes someone's mellow

breaks someone's heart

tyrannises^UK

puts someone's nose out of joint

gives offence

treads on someone's toes

rubs up the wrong way

lets wind out of sails

punctures balloon

takes down a peg or two

scares someone half to death

puts one away

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“Worried that the news would distract me before my exams, she tried her best to hide the letter.”

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To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

rubs up the wrong way

Verb

To distract, or to occupy or draw one's attention or thoughts

enthralls^US

enthrals^UK

becomes an obsession with

monopolizes^US

monopolises^UK

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To delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner

magnetises^UK

magnetizes^US

enthrals^UK

mesmerises^UK

mesmerizes^US

enthralls^US

holds the attention of

monopolizes^US

monopolises^UK

hypnotizes^US

tantalizes^US

hypnotises^UK

engages one's attention

tantalises^UK

lights someone's fire

perks up

pulls

catches your eye

floats someone's boat

humours^UK

humors^US

fulfils^UK

fulfills^US

makes someone feel good

makes roll in the aisles

gives someone pleasure

warms the cockles of the heart

buoys up

satiates

gives someone a charge

gives great pleasure to

galvanizes^US

galvanises^UK

makes someone pleased

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To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action

strays from the point

strays from the subject

deviates from the topic

gets off the point

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To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

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To cause to become angry

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To attract or lure by temptation

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