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distraught

/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/ UK

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From Middle English distraught, blend of distract (“distracted”) and straught (“stretched, distraught”), past participle of strecchen (“to stretch”). Compare also bestraught, extraught, forstraught, etc. More at distract, stretch.

adjective more distraught · most distraught

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress. His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.
Similar: distressed, heartsore, pained, agonised/agonized, tormented, tortured
Mad; insane.
Similar: cracked, demented, 5150, bananas, barking, barking mad, fey, buggish, buggy, bughouse, barmy, batchy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: overwrought, agitated, dismayed, bereft, desperate, troubled, distressed, aghast, upset, despairing, bummed, perturbed, panicky, disgusted, flustered, hopeless

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adj deeply hurt, saddened, or worried

Español	perturbado, trastornado, destrozado, deshecho, afligido
中文	懊惱 /懊恼 àonǎo, 煩亂的 /烦乱的 fánluàn de
हिन्दी	परेशान pareśān
Português	transtornado, abalado, perturbado
Français	affolé, égaré, désemparé, éperdu, perturbé
Deutsch	verstört, aufgelöst, außer sich, völlig verzweifelt
Italiano	distrutto, colpito
Русский	расстро́енный rasstrójennyj, огорчённый ogorčónnyj, смятённый smjatjónnyj

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@misc{distraught_2026,
  title = {distraught},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distraught},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}