distrait — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstracted adj Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
- careless adjective Not paying enough attention, so that mistakes or accidents happen.
- distracted adjective Unable to concentrate because attention is pulled elsewhere.
- oblivious adjective Not aware of something happening around you.
Senses
distrait is used for these senses in English:
- absent-minded Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- abstracted Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- away with the fairies (idiomatic) Synonym of lost in thought; distracted or daydreaming.
- careless Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]
- distracted having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
- distrait absent-minded, troubled, distracted
- oblivious (usually, with to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
abstracted — full definition
- adj Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
- adj Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
- adj Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
- adj Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.