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distraught

[ dih-strawt ]

adjective

  1. distracted; deeply agitated.
  2. mentally deranged; crazed.


distraught

/ »åɪˈ²õ³Ù°ùɔ˳٠/

adjective

  1. distracted or agitated
  2. rare.
    mad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ´Çv±ð°ù·»å¾±²õ·³Ù°ù²¹³Ü²µ³ó³Ù adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôd¾±²õ·³Ù°ù²¹³Ü²µ³ó³Ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of distraught1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English variant of obsolete distract “distracted,†by association with straught, old past participle of stretch; distract
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of distraught1

C14: changed from obsolete distract through influence of obsolete straught, past participle of stretch
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"The school bus driver had a bus full of distraught children and left the scene to get them back, saying he would file a police report, which he did later," the statement said.

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His employer described him as a "true gentleman" and said colleagues were "distraught" at his death.

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Following a tip, a distraught mother digs into the foundation of a house, hoping to find the body of her son.

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Anger erupted across Australia after Jones posted a video of her taking a baby wombat from the side of a road while laughing and running away from the distraught mother wombat.

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Despite a huge inquiry and appeals by her distraught family, 15 years had passed with no trace of Vicky ever being found.

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