Front | distrait \dih-STRAY (the final "t" is silent)\ |
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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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