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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 — 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)) …
3distraught — [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… …
4distraught — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ She sounded absolutely distraught. ▪ become ▪ leave …
5distraught — 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 …
6distraught — adj. distraught at, over, with * * * [dɪs trɔːt] over with distraught at …
7distraught — I distracted, distraught (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. agitated, frenzied, frantic; bewildered. See excitement, insanity, inattention. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. agitated, troubled, distracted, beside oneself*; see troubled 1 .… …
8distraught — distraughtly, adv. /di strawt /, adj. 1. distracted; deeply agitated. 2. mentally deranged; crazed. [1350 1400; ME var. of obs. distract distracted, by assoc. with straught, old ptp. of STRETCH] * * * …
9distraught — dis•traught [[t]dɪˈstrɔt[/t]] adj. 1) bewildered; deeply agitated 2) mentally deranged; crazed • Etymology: 1350–1400; var. of obs. distract distracted, by assoc. with straught, old ptp. of stretch dis•traught′ly, adv …
10distraught — /dəsˈtrɔt / (say duhs trawt) adjective 1. distracted; bewildered; deeply agitated. 2. crazed. {variant of obsolete distract (adjective), by association with straught, past participle of stretch} –distraughtly, adverb …