distrait

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But he was quiet and distrait, and directly after dinner he went out again.

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  1. 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).

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  • But he was distrait, his thoughts elsewhere; he did not attempt to hide his impatience when some of the young men tried to engage him in conversation, asking him to be introduced to their sisters, or their friends' sisters. —  The Octopus : A story of California
  • His mood was distrait, and in a moment he produced something that glittered; something that made me start and rivet my attention upon him The something was a broad gold ring. —  The Paternoster Ruby
  • Will was dull and distrait, and he hardly looked at me once, and talked about sensible impersonal things the whole time. —  The Heart of Una Sackville
  • Mr Garnett was silent and distrait, hid behind his newspaper, and answered at random the remarks of his family. —  A College Girl
  • I observed that she grew more and more distrait, only half listening to the captain, and very evidently trying to overhear our conversation. —  The Rose of Old St. Louis
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, past participle of distraire, to distract, from Latin distrahere; see distract.

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  1. French, = English distract, distraught, from Latin distractus: see distract, adjective
 

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