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distrait
[ dih-strey; French dees-tre ]
adjective
- inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
distrait
/ distrɛ; dɪˈstreɪ /
adjective
- absent-minded; abstracted
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Other Words From
- over·dis·trait adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of distrait1
C18: from French, from distraire to distract
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Example Sentences
"I've noticed Wade has been a little distrait for some time," Raed observed.
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It is not surprising, therefore, that he should be nervous and distrait when he reappeared; but Dacre soon put him at ease.
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Katherine was neither preoccupied nor distrait, or unamused even by the small accidents and absurdities of travel.
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Irene was grave and distrait this morning, with a chilly reserve about her that did not court lover-like advances.
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She still sat at the tea table, but all having been served, she was idle and a little distrait.
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