Definitions for Distraught
dɪˈstrɔtdis·traught

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. distraught, overwroughtadjective

   deeply agitated especially from emotion

   "distraught with grief"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distraughtadjective

   Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.

   His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distraughtpart. adj.

   Distracted.

   Etymology: from distract.

   He had been a good military man in his days, but was then distraught of his wits. William Camden, Remains.

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1. distraught

   Distraught is a state of being deeply upset, worried, anxious, or emotionally distressed, often to a point that one cannot think clearly or behave normally.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Distraught

   of Distract

2. Distraughtadjective

   torn asunder; separated

3. Distraughtadjective

   distracted; perplexed

4. Etymology: [OE. distract, distrauht. See Distract, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distraught

   dis-trawt′, adj. distracted: perplexed. [See Distract.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Distraught in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Distraught in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Distraught in a Sentence

1. Jeffrey Miller:

   Tom was distraught after the incident. He couldn't talk. He couldn't put any thoughts together.

2. Luana Munoz:

   There are members of his family here, along with his fiancée, who are incredibly distraught tonight, there are other media people who are corralled together and standing in solidarity tonight as one of our own has passed.

3. Spencer Platt/Getty Images:

   Her exact words to me were, ‘you’re gonna love Dr. Cabral’s work.’ I didn’t care one way or another. I accepted my wife the way she was, everybody is distraught. She was the heart, the lifeline of the family. The heartbeat.

4. Chris Coons:

   Jeff Flake said,' I'm concerned that we are tearing the country apart,' that the powerful testimony of Christine Blasey Ford did not seem to be taken seriously and investigated -- and that Judge Judge Kavanaugh and Judge Kavanaugh family were distraught by allegations that weren't credible.

5. Katie Wales:

   He looked at me and he said, 'You are just a distraught young lady, you are mentally unstable,' and didn't believe me and proceeded to completely ignore what I told him, and I think that's what upset me more than anything else, was the fact that he didn't believe me and it still happened to other girls after me. Nothing was done.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Distraught
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Distraught
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Distraught
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Distraught
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Distraught