distraction

At last the Duke of Anjou arrived, dressed, as his brother said, to distraction.

Poking one's eye is a good distraction from a hurting toe.

The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering…

We have to reduce distraction in class if we want students to achieve good results.

It's true that the Copernican Systeme introduceth distraction in the universe of Aristotle.