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⦿ ULYдобавил комментарий 5 months ago
There’s no отчаяние, just безумие. It’s an idiom. The Academia translation is (too) literal. Distraction here means insanity. 
drive sb to distraction
свести кого-либо с ума
There’s no отчаяние, just безумие. It’s an idiom. The Academia translation is (too) literal. Distraction here means insanity. 
+++Egor
Removed, thanks
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