SINCE 1828
distractibility
noun
dis·tract·i·bil·i·ty
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plural distractibilities
Medical Definition of distractibility
: a condition in which the attention of the mind is easily distracted by small and irrelevant stimuli
Other Words from distractibility
distractible
\ -ˈtrak-tə-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
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