Webster's Dictionary 1913

4861

Distracted

Dis‐tract″ed, a. Mentally disordered; unsettled; mad.My distracted mind. Pope.

4862

Distractedly

Dis‐tract″ed‐ly, adv. Disjointedly; madly. Shak.

4863

Distractedness

Dis‐tract″ed‐ness, n. A state of being distracted; distraction. Bp. Hall.

4864

Distracter

Dis‐tract″er (?), n. One who, or that which, distracts away.

4865

Distractful

Dis‐tract″ful (?), a. Distracting. Heywood.

4866

Distractible

Dis‐tract″i‐ble (?), a. Capable of being drawn aside or distracted.

4867

Distractile

Dis‐tract″ile (?), a.(Bot.) Tending or serving to draw apart.

4868

Distracting

Dis‐tract″ing, a. Tending or serving to distract.

4869

Distraction

Dis‐trac″tion (?), n. [L. distractio: cf. F. distraction.] 1. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation.To create distractions among us. Bp. Burnet.2. That which diver...

4870

Distractious

Dis‐trac″tious (?), a. Distractive.

4871

Distractive

Dis‐trac″tive (?), a. Causing perplexity; distracting. “Distractive thoughts.” Bp. Hall.

4872

Distrain

Dis‐train″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Distrained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Distraining.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtu...

4873

Distrain (2)

Dis‐train″, v. i. To levy a distress.Upon whom I can distrain for debt. Camden.

4874

Distrainable

Dis‐train″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained. Blackstone.

4875

Distrainer

Dis‐train″er (?), n. Same as Distrainor.

4876

Distrainor

Dis‐train″or (?), n.(Law) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels. Blackstone.

4877

Distraint

Dis‐traint″ (?), n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.] (Law) The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. Abbott.

4878

Distrait

‖Dis′trait″ (?), a. [F. See Distract.] Absent-minded; lost in thought; abstracted.

4879

Distraught

Dis‐traught″ (?), p. p. & a. [OE. distract, distrauht. See Distract, a.] 1. Torn asunder; separated. “His greedy throat... distraught.” Spenser.2. Distracted; perplexed. “Distra...

4880

Distraughted

Dis‐traught″ed, a. Distracted. Spenser.

4881

Distream

Dis‐tream″ (?), v. i. [Pref. dis- (intens.) + stream.] To flow.Yet o'er that virtuous blush distreams a tear. Shenstone.

4882

Distress

Dis‐tress″ (?), n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF. destresse, destrece, F. détresse, OF. destrecier to distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringe...

4883

Distress (2)

Dis‐tress″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Distressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Distressing.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See Distress, n.] 1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calam...

4884

Distressedness

Dis‐tress″ed‐ness, n. A state of being distressed or greatly pained.

4885

Distressful

Dis‐tress″ful (?), a. Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation. “Some distressful stroke.” Shak. “Distressful cries.” Pope....

4886

Distressing

Dis‐tress″ing (dĭs‐trĕs″ĭng), a. Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.

4887

Distressing (2)

Dis‐tress″ing, adv. In a distressing manner.