"distracter" meaning in English

See distracter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: distracters [plural]
Etymology: From distract + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distract|er|id2=agent noun}} distract + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} distracter (plural distracters)
  1. That which distracts, or serves as a distraction.
    Sense id: en-distracter-en-noun-lLQMJgFL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 45 55
  2. Any of the incorrect answers in a multiple-choice question, serving to distract from the correct answer. Translations (incorrect answer): 干擾項 (Chinese Mandarin), 干扰项 (gānrǎoxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), mauvaise réponse [feminine] (French), fausse réponse (French), Distraktor [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-distracter-en-noun-0Nvild58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'incorrect answer': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: distractor

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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