distraction.

And even as he struggled and was criticized in media more than praised for his defense, he never blew his top, lost his cool or did anything on the court that could remotely be called a distraction.

Paula Duffy: Ron Artest Kept the Crazy in Check to Become a Champion 2010

PARCELLS: Well, you know, I don't think something of this nature is what I would term a distraction.

CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2006 2006

But of course, top on our list is what could best be called a distraction.

CNN Transcript May 23, 2005 2005

This occurs when our attention is diverted in any particular direction or concentrated on a certain thought, and when its continuity for one or another reason is broken up, which, for instance, occurs in cases of so-called distraction.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology Robert Ezra Park 1926

Consider this: the rugged Wrangler man felt compelled to apologize to his teammates for the "distraction."

Jon Kerr: Favre Story Is a Win for Journalism Jon Kerr 2010

Consider this: the rugged Wrangler man felt compelled to apologize to his teammates for the "distraction."

Jon Kerr: Favre Story Is a Win for Journalism Jon Kerr 2010

Funny how these things aren't relevant when they do them - when they're called to do the right thing, they call it a "distraction."

Boehner: Wilson resolution a 'diversion' 2009

This time, AT&T is claiming that consumer protection, Universal Service and other items the government needs to do to help people are simply a "distraction."

Art Brodsky: Summer Rerun At The FCC: AT&T Tries for Scream 2 (Broadband) 2010

In a letter sent Monday to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, 74 Democratic lawmakers described reclassification of broadband as a "distraction."

Update: Key Dem lawmakers call for rewrite of 1996 Telecom Act 2010

This time, AT&T is claiming that consumer protection, Universal Service and other items the government needs to do to help people are simply a "distraction."

Art Brodsky: Summer Rerun At The FCC: AT&T Tries for Scream 2 (Broadband) 2010