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Distrait Dih Stray Final T Silent Adjective Inattentive Preoccupied

Front distrait \dih-STRAY (the final "t" is silent)\
Back adjective
Inattentive or preoccupied, especially because of anxiety.

[Middle English, from Old French, past participle of distraire, to distract, from Latin distrahere.]

"The King is distrait, the Fool has been trying to distract him." - Saying it without words, New Straits Times, 10 Dec 1997.

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