DISTRAIT Meaning of DISTRAIT in English [ dɪ'streɪ , 'dɪstreɪ ]■ adjective ( fem. ~e -'streɪt ) distracted; absent-minded.OriginC18: Fr., from OFr. destrait , past participle of destraire 'distract'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004