distraite

[ dih-streyt; French dees-tret ]

/ dɪˈstreɪt; French disˈtrɛt /

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

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1840–50; < French, feminine of distrait distrait

One has noticed that madame is distraite, grows thin, looks unlike herself.
The Eddy|Clarence L. Cullen
Virginia grew pale, listless, distraite; her step was languid, her eye haggard.
Tales from Many Sources|Various
She is sleepy enough, poor child, but cannot bear to desert Monica, who is strangely wakeful and rather silent and distraite.
Rossmoyne|Unknown
It was the only time that the Secretary had ever seen her nervous or distraite.
Parlous Times|David Dwight Wells

Mrs. Bindle was silent, her manner was distraite, she was listening for the sound of Mr. Gupperduck's return.
Adventures of Bindle|Herbert George Jenkins