What does distraught mean?
Definitions for distraught
dɪˈstrɔtdis·traught
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Princeton's WordNet
distraught, overwroughtadjective
deeply agitated especially from emotion
"distraught with grief"
Wiktionary
distraughtadjective
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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 Dictionary
Distraught
of Distract
Distraughtadjective
torn asunder; separated
Distraughtadjective
distracted; perplexed
Etymology: [OE. distract, distrauht. See Distract, a.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Distraught
dis-trawt′, adj. distracted: perplexed. [See Distract.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of distraught in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of distraught in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of distraught in a Sentence
Tom was distraught after the incident. He couldn't talk. He couldn't put any thoughts together.
This is all going to come down to who's working the hardest at the end and who's going to make a connection, everybody from Trump on down should not feel the least bit comfortable about where they are or distraught about where they are. We've got two debates between now and then. There's a lot to do, so I feel good.
Since then, we’ve only been able to get him to wear his scout uniform one time. He won’t even go near it. He looks visibly distraught when we talk about this.
I was distraught. I was hurt. I was done, fed up, i'm pretty sure I texted BG's agent and was like, ‘I don't want to talk to anybody. It's going to take me a minute to get my emotions together, and just tell everybody I'm unavailable right now.' Because it just knocked me out. I wasn't well, I'm still not well.
I did get confirmation [of her death], but that was from a very distraught person [Roberts boyfriend, Lance OBrien].
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- обърканBulgarian
- verst, außer sich, aufgelöst, verstörtGerman
- destrozado, afligido, perturbado, trastornado, deshechoSpanish
- perturbéFrench
- परेशानHindi
- colpito, distruttoItalian
- keka, auhiMāori
- verstoordDutch
- perturbado, transtornadoPortuguese
- огорчённый, смятённый, расстроенныйRussian
- upprörd, förkrossadSwedish
- پریشانUrdu
- quẫn tríVietnamese
- פֿאַרקלעמטYiddish
- 發狂的Chinese
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