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dis • tinctAW Ц / di ' stigkt / adjective

easy to hear, see, or smell; clear

There is a distinct smell of burning in this room.

clearly different

Spanish and Portuguese are two distinct languages.

dis • tinct • ly AWL / di 'stigktli / adverb

very clearly

I distinctly heard him say his name was Robert.

dis • tinc • tion AWL| / distigkfn / noun [ count, noncount ]

a clear or important difference between things or people We need to make a distinction between legal and illegal drugs.

the quality of being excellent or famous for what you have achieved

a pianist of distinction

dis • tinc • tive AWL / di 'stigktiv / adjective

clearly different and therefore easy to recognize a distinctive flavor

dis • tin • guish / di stiggwif / verb ( dis . tin . guish es , dis . tin . guish . ing , dis . tin . guished )

to see, hear, etc. the difference between two things or people

Some people can't distinguish between me and my twin sister.

dis • tin • guished / di stiggwift / adjective

famous or important a distinguished actor

dis • tort AWL / di 'stort / verb ( dis torts , dis . tort . ing , dis . tort . ed )

to change the shape or sound of something so that it seems strange

Her face was distorted with grief.

dis • tor • tion AWL / distorfn / noun [ count, noncount ]

sound distortion

dis • tract / di ' strakt / verb ( dis tracts , dis . tract . ing , dis . tract ed )

If a person or thing distracts you, they stop you from

thinking about what you are doing

The noise distracted me from my homework.

dis • trac • tion / di strakfn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

something that takes your attention away from what you were doing or thinking about

It's hard to work at home because there are so many distractions.

dis • tress / di stres / noun [ noncount ]

a strong feeling of pain or sadness

being in danger and needing help a ship in distress

dis • tress verb

( dis tress . es , dis . tress . ing , dis . tressed )

It distressed her to see her mother crying.

dis • tress • ing / di ' stresig / adjective

making you feel sad or upset

The news of her death was extremely distressing.

dis • trib • ute AWL / di 'stribyut / verb ( dis trib utes , dis trib ut . ing , dis . trib . ut . ed )

to give or send things to a number of people New books are distributed on the first day of school.

dis • tri • bu • tion AWL / |distre 'byufn / noun [ noncount ]

the distribution of newspapers

dis • trict / distrikt / noun [ count ] a part of a country or city the city's financial district

dis • trict at • tor • ney / distrikt э' :эгш /

( abbreviation D.A. ) noun [ count ] ( plural dis trict at . tor . neys )

( politics ) a lawyer working for the government, whose job is to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime

diS .tUrb Ф /distarb/ verb ( dis turbs , dis . turb . ing , dis . turbed )

to stop someone from doing something, for example thinking, working, or sleeping

I'm sorry to disturb you, but there's a phone call for you. Do not disturb (= a sign that you put on a door to tell people not to come in ) .

to worry someone

We were disturbed by the news that John was in the hospital.

►dis • turb • ing / di ' starbig / adjective

making you worried or upset