Karubduban (en. Distraction)

/ka-rub-du-ban/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A thing or person that causes the separation of attention or mind from a task.

The sound of the phone was a distraction while I was studying.

Ang tunog ng telepono ay naging karubduban habang ako'y nag-aaral.

to have a distraction

to cause separation of attention

magkaroon ng karubduban

distraction

A type of distraction arising from unexpected events.

distracto

Ugly or undesirable

The hole in your pants is huge, that's just karubduban!

Ang laki ng butas sa pantalon mo, karubduban na yan!

An undesirable situation

I saw Juan, he seems to be going through something karubduban right now.

Nakita ko si Juan, mukhang karubduban ang pinagdadaanan niya ngayon.

Pitiful appearance

Let's go, we might end up looking karubduban at that event.

Tara, baka magkarubduban tayo sa event na yan.