dis·trait (d -str  )adj. Inattentive or preoccupied, especially because of anxiety: "When she did not occupy her accustomed chair at the seminar, Freud felt uneasy and distrait" (Times Literary Supplement). [Middle English, from Old French, past participle of distraire, to distract, from Latin distrahere; see distract.] |
distrait [dɪˈstreɪ (French) distrɛ]
adj
absent-minded; abstracted
[from French, from distraire to distract]
distrait, distraught - Distrait means "absent-minded as a result of apprehension, worry, etc."—while distraught means "agitated" and "bewildered, distracted."
See also related terms for worry.
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| Adj. | 1. | distrait - having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" |
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