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- Dictionarydistraught/dɪˈstrɔːt/
adjective
- 1. very worried and upset: "distraught parents looking for a runaway teenager"
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extremely worried, nervous, or upset: The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV. Synonym. overwrought. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. feeling sad. sad She's been sad ever since her cat died. unhappy She'd had a very unhappy childhood. miserable I just woke up feeling miserable.
The meaning of DISTRAUGHT is agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain. How to use distraught in a sentence.
Definitions of distraught. adjective. deeply agitated especially from emotion. “ distraught with grief” synonyms: overwrought. agitated. troubled emotionally and usually deeply. Pronunciation. US. /dəˈstrɔt/ UK. /dɪsˈtrɔt/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Distraught."
If someone is distraught, they are so upset and worried that they cannot think clearly.
extremely worried, nervous, or upset: The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV. Synonym. overwrought. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. feeling sad. sad She's been sad ever since her cat died. unhappy She'd had a very unhappy childhood. miserable I just woke up feeling miserable.
distrait, distraught - Distrait means "absent-minded as a result of apprehension, worry, etc."—while distraught means "agitated" and "bewildered, distracted."
/dɪˈstrɔːt/ extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly. She’s still too distraught to speak about the tragedy. The child’s distraught parents pleaded for witnesses to contact the police. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
