distrait

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈstreɪ, ˈdɪstreɪ/

adjective (feminine distraite /-ˈstreɪt/)

[predic.]
  • distracted or absent-minded: he seemed oddly distrait

Origin:

mid 18th century: French, from Old French destrait, past participle of destraire 'distract', from Latin distrahere 'pull apart' (see distract)