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Background Distraction Crossword Clue

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noun

• sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

• a loud outcry of protest or complaint

• incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks

• the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

verb

• emit a noise

27%12 The background or background information that is necessary for understanding a particular concept or theory
noun

• discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

27%13 Black background, brown background
noun

• an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly

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