What does distraught mean?
Distraught means Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress..
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/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/ · adjective
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress..
His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.
[…]Karius was a danger to his own team, responsible for Madrid’s two other goals and last seen wandering aimlessly around the pitch – alone, distraught and clearly traumatised – to ask forgiveness, hands clasped, from the thousands of Liverpool supporters.
Use distraught when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Distraught means Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress..
Common synonyms include distressed, heartsore, pained, agonised/agonized.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.
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