Absent-minded or inattentive; not paying attention to what is happening around one.
From French distrail (feminine: distraite), from Old French distraire 'to draw apart,' from Latin distrahere, meaning a mind pulled away from the present.
Distrail is the fancy French word that writers use when they want to describe absent-mindedness with a touch of elegance—it suggests someone lost in thought rather than just careless.
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