What is "distraught" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does distraught mean in English? Meaning of distraught definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "distraught" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "distraught": deeply agitated especially from emotion

Adjective

Meaning: deeply agitated especially from emotion

Example: distraught with grief

Synonyms: distraught overwrought

Similar: agitated

Pronunciation in UK: /dɪsˈtɹɔːt/

Adjective: Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed. His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

Synonyms:

perturbed, distressed, concerned, confused, crazy, anxious, frantic, mad, agitated, troubled, hysterical, addled, beside oneself, bothered, crazed, distracted, distrait, muddled, nuts, overwrought, raving, thrown, wild, worried, tormented, discomposed, flustered, harassed, in a panic, like a chicken with its head cut off, nonplussed, rattled, shook up, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped, out of one's mind,

Antonyms:

collected, untroubled, unconcerned, sane, peaceful, composed, pleased, calm, happy, unworried, balanced, reasonable, cool, sound, gladdened,

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