distracting

Definitions

Causing one to lose focus or attention.

Preventing concentration by diverting the mind to something else.

Examples

The loud music playing in the next room was very distracting while I tried to study.

Constant notifications on his phone proved to be a distracting influence during the important meeting.

Synonyms

diverting beguiling disconcerting interruptive preoccupying bewildering sidetracking

Antonyms

focusing engrossing centering clarifying absorbing concentrating stabilizing