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. Tommy Schaefer:

   I couldn't see for a moment because my eyes were so watery and I was distraught, I was in a state of mind, I had no idea what was happening. I was almost about to black out. And I grabbed it and I started swinging.

2. Joe Sutherland:

   Jasper Spires’re pretty distraught that Police Chief Lanier was released for a similar if not less deadly crime two days earlier, it led to a direct line to my nephew’s death.

3. Robert Clifford:

   These families are distraught about the effort to get back their loved ones, they want closure.

4. Abby Gordon:

   I know it seems like a lot of money to spend on an operation for a goldfish, but what was the alternative? i think [we have] a social responsibility to look after our pets, and I know my daughter would have been distraught if anything had happened to the goldfish.

5. 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.

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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