Distraught
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪsˈtɹɔːt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Distraught is an adjective meaning Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
Meaning
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
More Meanings
- Mad; insane.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for distraught
Depending on context, synonyms include distressed, pained, tormented, tortured, cracked, demented.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overwrought, agitated, dismayed, bereft, desperate, troubled.
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