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distrait

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8 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈstɹeɪ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adiirsttStarts with DEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety

Word origin

Borrowed from French distrait.

Used in a sentence

  • I noticed that after my host had read it he seemed even more distrait and strange than before.
  • Seated upon the fallen hornbeam, Mrs Thoroughfare was regarding distraitly the sky.
  • 1996: John Le Carré, The Tailor of Panama (Knopf 1996, hardback edition, page 221) "Forgive me for being a fraction distrait today. We're trying to prevent another war."

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