distrait

dis·trait

 (dĭ-strā′)

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).

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[Middle English, from Old French, past participle of distraire, to distract, from Latin distrahere; see distract.]

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distrait

(dɪˈstreɪ; French distrɛ)

adj

absent-minded; abstracted

[C18: from French, from distraire to distract]

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dis•trait

(dɪˈstreɪ)

adj.

distracted; absent-minded.

[1740–50; < French < Latin distractus; see distract]

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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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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

distrait - having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety distracted inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

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distrait

adjective

So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings:

absent, absent-minded, abstracted, bemused, faraway, inattentive, preoccupied.

Idiom: a million miles away.

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Translations

distrait

[dɪsˈtreɪ] ADJ (liter) → distraído

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