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Distraught

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict.

adj. Mad; insane.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

past-participle. Torn asunder; separated.

past-participle. Distracted; perplexed.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Drawn apart; separated.

Distracted; bewildered; perplexed; being in or manifesting a state of distraction.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. deeply agitated especially from emotion

Word Usage

"(CROSSTALK) GERAGOS: She sounded exactly as distraught, which is either goes to her innocence or goes to the fact that you really can't rely on that kind of evidence."

Equivalent

agitated

Form

distraughtness distraughtly

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

separated distracted perplexed distressed pained

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

dejected unsure unable perturb haggard depress vulnerable daze despondent unwell