or use Advanced Search
if you are searching for a compound word, note that it might appear in any of three ways, reflecting varied editorial practice: spaced ('house keeper'), solid ('housekeeper'), or hyphenated ('house-keeper')

Search results

Search phrase: distraction

Plays

 12 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.i.9Make boot of his distraction. Never angerMake boote of his distraction: Neuer anger
HamletHam II.ii.552Tears in his eyes, distraction in his aspect,Teares in his eyes, distraction in's Aspect,
HamletHam V.ii.223How I am punished with a sore distraction.how I am punisht / With sore distraction?
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.112Madam, this is a mere distraction.Madam, this is a meere distraction,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.79distraction, they conveyed me into a buck-basket.distraction, they conuey'd me into a bucke-basket.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.42You flow to great distraction; come, my lord.You flow to great distraction: come my Lord?
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.85Behold distraction, frenzy, and amazementBehold distraction, frenzie, and amazement,
Twelfth NightTN V.i.65I know not what 'twas, but distraction.I know not what 'twas, but distraction.
Twelfth NightTN V.i.311This savours not much of distraction.This sauours not much of distraction.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.1Her distraction is more at some time of the moonHer distraction is more at some time of the Moone,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.149As if you held a brow of much distraction.as if you held a Brow of much distraction:
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.47distraction that they were to be known by garment, notdistraction, that they were to be knowne by Garment, not

Poems

 1 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
SonnetsSonn.119.8 In the distraction of this madding fever! In the distraction of this madding feuer?

Glossary

 8 result(s).
amazementbewilderment, perplexity, distraction
confusiondisturbance, distraction, agitation [of the mind]
distractionperturbation, agitation, frenzied state
distractionmadness, derangement, insanity
distractiondivision, small detachment
frenzydistraction, agitation, delirium
kickshawtrifle, triviality, worthless distraction
wildnessmadness, distraction, frenzy

Thesaurus

 6 result(s).
distractionamazement
distractionconfusion
distractionwildness
distractionfrenzy
distraction, worthlesskickshaw
worthless distractionkickshaw

Themes and Topics

 0 result(s).

Words Families

 0 result(s).

Snippets

 0 result(s).
x

Jump directly to