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. Chris Christie:

   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.

3. Chad Blythe:

   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.

4. Cherelle Griner:

   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.

5. Mike Pingel:

   I did get confirmation [of her death], but that was from a very distraught person [Roberts boyfriend, Lance OBrien].

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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
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=distraught