Dictionary entries for 'distrait'

Synonyms

dis·trait (dĭ-strā́)

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

adjective

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)