Synonyms for distraught
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-strawt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstrɔt |
Top 10 synonyms for distraught Other synonyms for the word distraught
Définition of distraught
Origin :- late 14c., alteration (Englishing) of earlier distract (perhaps by association with other past participle forms in -ght, such as caught, bought, brought), mid-14c., past participle of distracten "derange the intellect of, drive mad" (see distract).
- adj very upset, worked-up
- She burst into a little peal of laughter as she looked into his distraught face.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- The children were distraught and restless, and things went wrong.
- Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
- I should have known that she was not herself, that she was frightened and nervous and distraught.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- She was ill, distraught, perhaps even—God help her I—perhaps even mad.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- In her distraught state of mind she had scarcely pondered that contingency.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- "I am distraught, Madonna——" he began, when she cut him short.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- Her distraught brain was overwhelmed with thoughts she could not put into words.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- But the poor chap, quite naturally, is distraught at the moment.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
- Distraught, faltering, reeling, Charles wandered about the room.
- Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert
- His distraught air and the tone told of some threatening danger.
- Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid
Antonyms for distraught
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