distraite

[ dih-streyt; French dees-tret ]

/ dɪˈstreɪt; French disˈtrɛt /

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adjective

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

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Origin of distraite

1840–50; <French, feminine of distraitdistrait

Was Val to believe that under that charming exterior he was burning with the dull rage that kept her silent and distraite?
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
Mr. Rutledge, how have you managed to amuse my listless and distraite young niece so long?
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris
She has to pretend to be distraite, for really she is very all there, and likes her dinner.
The Celebrity at Home|Violet Hunt
Her very silences are eloquent, and yet she is never distraite but always cheerful and frequently the brightest of the company.
The Sword of Damocles|Anna Katharine Green

She sat on thorns, and was so distraite she could hardly answer the simplest question.
Put Yourself in His Place|Charles Reade