distraction vs muddiness

distraction and muddiness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, muddiness is a hypernym of distraction; that is, muddiness is a word with a broader meaning than distraction:

distraction: mental turmoil
muddiness: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

Other hypernyms of distraction include confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion.

distraction (noun)	muddiness (noun)
an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations	the quality of being cloudy
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
mental turmoil	the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
an obstacle to attention