distrait
[adjective]
Synonyms: abstracted, absent, absentminded, bemused, faraway, inconscient, lost, preoccupied, distraught, distracted, distressed, harassed, tormented, troubled, worried

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distrait adjective. [dɪ'streɪ, 'dɪstreɪ, distrɛ] Fem. distraite [-eɪt, -ɛt]. LME.
[French from Old French destrait pa. pple of destraire from Latin distrahere DISTRACT verb.]
1. Distracted in mind; excessively perplexed or troubled. Only in LME.

2. Divided, separated. LME-L16.

3. Absent-minded, not paying attention; distraught. M18.
■ W. A. Percy In a distrait moment she would sew crimson next to shrimp pink.

► Borrowed again from French in 18 after having become obsolete in 16.

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