Nomen

die Ablenkung

distraction, diversion, recreation

Beim Lernen brauche ich Ruhe ohne Ablenkung.

When studying, I need quiet without distraction.

Ein Spaziergang ist eine willkommene Ablenkung.

A walk is a welcome diversion.

Ablenkung ((from sth.dat)) distraction from sth. That is a distraction from work.

Synonyms: Zerstreuung, Unterhaltung; Antonyms: Konzentration, Fokus

Composed of 'ab-' (away) + 'lenken' (to steer) + '-ung' (suffix for nouns). It literally translates to 'a steering away'.

Picture a driver being 'steered away' (ab-lenken) from the road by something interesting. That's an 'Ablenkung'.

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