- distrait, distraught
- The first means abstracted in thought, absent-minded. The second means deeply agitated.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
distrait, distraught
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distrait, distraught — The first means abstracted in thought, absent minded. The second means deeply agitated … Dictionary of troublesome word
distraught — [adj] very upset, worked up addled, agitated, anxious, beside oneself, bothered, concerned, confused, crazed*, crazy, discomposed, distracted, distrait, distressed, flustered, frantic, harassed, hysterical, in a panic, like a chicken with its… … New thesaurus
distraught — [di strôt′] adj. [ME, var. of DISTRAIT] 1. extremely troubled; mentally confused; distracted; harassed 2. driven mad; crazed SYN. ABSENT MINDED … English World dictionary
distrait — , distraught The first means abstracted in thought, absentminded. The second means deeply agitated … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
distraught — Synonyms and related words: abashed, abnormal, abroad, addled, adrift, agitated, astray, at sea, batty, bereft of reason, berserk, bewildered, bothered, brainsick, clueless, concerned, confused, crackbrained, cracked, crazed, crazy, daft,… … Moby Thesaurus
distrait — adj. (fem. distraite) not paying attention; absent minded; distraught. Etymology: ME f. OF destrait past part. of destraire (as DISTRACT) … Useful english dictionary
distracted — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, abashed, abroad, adrift, amok, astray, at sea, bellowing, berserk, bewildered, bothered, careless, carried away, clueless, confused, delirious, demoniac, discomposed, disconcerted, dismayed, disoriented,… … Moby Thesaurus
frantic — Synonyms and related words: Dionysiac, abandoned, agitated, amok, anarchic, angry, at fever pitch, bacchic, bellowing, berserk, blustering, blusterous, blustery, carried away, chaotic, confused, corybantic, delirious, demoniac, desperate,… … Moby Thesaurus
inattentive — Synonyms and related words: apathetic, artless, ataractic, blase, careless, casual, culpably negligent, derelict, devil may care, disinterested, dispassionate, disregardant, disregardful, distracted, distrait, distraught, easygoing, half assed,… … Moby Thesaurus
incurious — Synonyms and related words: absent, absentminded, abstracted, aloof, apathetic, ataractic, blase, bored, careless, casual, detached, devil may care, disinterested, dispassionate, disregardant, disregardful, distant, distracted, distrait,… … Moby Thesaurus
