distrait
/dɪˈstɹeɪ/
distrait adjective: absent-minded, troubled, distracted.
Adjective
distrait (comparative more distrait, superlative most distrait)
- absent-minded, troubled, distracted
- But to return to our friend Desmond:—he was too well bred to have asked such an unfair question, had he not been completely distrait. When the mind is absent without leave, the deputy it leaves behind to secure its unmolested retreat most resembles that apish faculty, memory, and mechanically...1817, Frances Brooke, Manners: A Novel Part III
- I noticed that after my host had read it he seemed even more distrait and strange than before.1908, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge, Norton, published 2005, page 1238
distrait meaning in Malayalam
distrait in Malayalam
- absorbed, distracted, preoccupied
- ജാഗ്രതയില്ലാത്ത, ശ്രദ്ധവ്യതിചലിച്ച, മനസ്സുചിതറിയ, ശ്രദ്ധതെറ്റിയ, കൃത്യാന്തരവ്യാപൃതനായ, അശ്രദ്ധമായ
Examples of distrait in a sentence
- 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."
- But to return to our friend Desmond:—he was too well bred to have asked such an unfair question, had he not been completely distrait.1817, Frances Brooke, Manners: A Novel Part III:
- Seated upon the fallen hornbeam, Mrs Thoroughfare was regarding distraitly the sky.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 50
- When they had finished and Bond rang for the Pullman porter, he also seemed distrait and avoided looking at Bond.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Silver Phantom”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 103:
Forms of distrait
| comparative | more distrait |
|---|---|
| superlative | most distrait |
Origin of distrait
Borrowed from French distrait.
Words that rhyme with distrait
Questions about distrait
- What does distrait mean?
- Distrait means absent-minded, troubled, distracted.
- What is distrait in Malayalam?
- Distrait in Malayalam is ജാഗ്രതയില്ലാത്ത, ശ്രദ്ധവ്യതിചലിച്ച, മനസ്സുചിതറിയ. See Distrait meaning in Malayalam.
- How do you use distrait in a sentence?
- 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."
- What part of speech is distrait?
- Distrait is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce distrait?
- Distrait is pronounced /dɪˈstɹeɪ/.
Words near distrait in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: distrait (page history and authors); distrait (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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