alteration vs distraction

distraction vs alteration

alteration and distraction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alteration	Yes	No	No	No
distraction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, distraction is a hyponym of alteration; that is, distraction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alteration:

alteration: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
distraction: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something

Other hyponyms of alteration include misdirection, modulation, qualification, reorganization, metamorphosis, transfiguration.

alteration (noun)	distraction (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	mental turmoil
	an obstacle to attention

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