DISTRAIT


Meaning of DISTRAIT in English

dəˈstrā, (ˈ)di|s-, (ˈ)dē|s- adjective

Etymology: French, from Latin distractus, past participle of distrahere to distract — more at distract

1. : inattentive , abstracted

Marcus Aurelius could sit for hours in the amphitheater, bored and distrait , it is true, but with unmoved serenity — Agnes Repplier

2. : anxiously or apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distraught , upset

so distrait he was unable to listen to the speaker for worrying what was going to happen if he lost his job

at the bad news the woman became so distrait she was incapable of answering simple questions coherently

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