distraite

[dih-streyt; French dees-tret]

adjective

(of a woman) inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.

Origin of distraite

1840–50; < French, feminine of distrait distrait

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At length the door opens and she appears, looking pale and distraite.
Molly Bawn
Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
I had only seen Lilla at meals, to find her shy and distraite.
The Golden Magnet
George Manville Fenn
Grace was lying on the sofa, languid and distraite, when he was announced.
Put Yourself in His Place
Charles Reade
Sally was distraite, and wasn't paying proper attention to the music.
Somehow Good
William de Morgan
She was distraite, indifferent to what was going on round her.
Moth and Rust
Mary Cholmondeley