[dis.tract] adj (14c) archaic: insane, mad
[2]dis.tract vt [ME, fr. L distractus, pp. of distrahere, lit., to draw apart, fr. dis- + trahere to draw] (14c) 1 a: to turn aside: divert b: to draw or direct (as one's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
2: to stir up or confuse with conflicting emotions or motives syn see puzzle -- dis.tract.i.bil.i.ty n -- dis.tract.ible or dis.tract.able adj -- dis.tract.ing.ly adv