Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Deeply agitated, as from worry or grief.
- adjective Archaic Mentally deranged.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Drawn apart; separated.
- Distracted; bewildered; perplexed; being in or manifesting a state of distraction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- past participle obsolete Torn asunder; separated.
- past participle Distracted; perplexed.
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- adjective Deeply
hurt ,saddened , orworried ;distressed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective deeply agitated especially from emotion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(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.
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She was staring at me, and her expression was distraught.
Thin Air Rachel Caine 2007
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She is a leedle vat you would call distraught, not mat, but ankrished.
Despair's Last Journey David Christie Murray
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Do you recall the distraught lady in _Ruddigore_, who was always charmed into silence by the mystic word "Basingstoke"?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 4, 1917 Various
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It was the final call the distraught father received from the captors.
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The man was described as distraught when he called police at 1: 48 p.m. and made the threatening statement, Schlect said.
JSOnline.com 2010
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A harrowing 999 call the distraught mother made after finding the children 'stone cold' the next morning was played to the jury.
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Hatton 'distraught' after newspaper allegationsLONDON - A spokesman for Ricky Hatton says the boxer is "distraught" after a newspaper published a photo that it says shows him snorting cocaine.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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A harrowing 999 call the distraught mother made after finding the children 'stone cold' the next morning was played to the jury.
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A harrowing 999 call the distraught mother made after finding the children 'stone cold' the next morning was played to the jury.
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