distraught
1Distraught — Dis*traught , p. p. & a. [OE. distract, distrauht. See {Distract}, a.] 1. Torn asunder; separated. [Obs.] His greedy throat . . . distraught. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Distracted; perplexed. Distraught twixt fear and pity. Spenser. [1913… …
2distraught — index deranged, non compos mentis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3distraught — late 14c., alteration (Anglicization) of earlier distract (perhaps by association with other pp. forms in ght, such as caught, bought, brought), mid 14c., pp. of distracten derange the intellect of, drive mad (see DISTRACT (Cf. distract)) …
4distraught — absentminded, absent, *abstracted, preoccupied Analogous words: distracted, bewildered, nonplused (see PUZZLE vb): muddled, addled, confused (see CONFUSE): agitated, perturbed, discomposed, flustered (see DISCOMPOSE) Antonyms: collected… …
5distraught — [adj] very upset, worked up addled, agitated, anxious, beside oneself, bothered, concerned, confused, crazed*, crazy, discomposed, distracted, distrait, distressed, flustered, frantic, harassed, hysterical, in a panic, like a chicken with its… …
6distraught — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very worried and upset. ORIGIN alteration of obsolete adjective distract, from Latin distractus pulled apart …
7distraught — [di strôt′] adj. [ME, var. of DISTRAIT] 1. extremely troubled; mentally confused; distracted; harassed 2. driven mad; crazed SYN. ABSENT MINDED …
8distraught — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ She sounded absolutely distraught. ▪ become ▪ leave …
9distraught — adjective Etymology: Middle English, modification of Latin distractus Date: 14th century 1. agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain < distraught mourners > 2. mentally deranged ; crazed < as if thou wert distraught and mad with terr …
10distraught — adj. distraught at, over, with * * * [dɪs trɔːt] over with distraught at …