despistado

Portuguese

Participle

despistado (feminine despistada, masculine plural despistados, feminine plural despistadas)

  1. past participle of despistar

Spanish

Etymology

From despistar +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /despisˈtado/ [d̪es.pisˈt̪a.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: des‧pis‧ta‧do

Adjective

despistado (feminine despistada, masculine plural despistados, feminine plural despistadas)

  1. absent-minded, forgetful, clueless
    Synonyms: desubicado, distraído
    • 2020 September 29, “Primer debate presidencial en Estados Unidos: 90 minutos que valen un país”, in El País‎[1]:
      Su edad era a menudo objeto de bromas en la prensa y se le tenía por despistado.
      His [Ronald Reagan] age was often the subject of jokes in the press and he was considered absent-minded.

Participle

despistado (feminine despistada, masculine plural despistados, feminine plural despistadas)

  1. past participle of despistar

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