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dis trait
dis·trait
/
dɪˈstreɪ;
French
disˈtrɛ
/
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[
dih-
strey
;
French
dees-
t
r
e
]
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adjective
inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
Origin:
1740–50;
<
French
<
Latin
distractus;
see
distract
Related forms
o·ver·dis·trait,
adjective
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distrait
(dɪˈstreɪ,
French
distrɛ)
—
adj
absent-minded; abstracted
[C18: from French, from
distraire
to
distract
]
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