Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

  1. Also Try

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    distraught
    /dɪˈstrɔːt/

    adjective

    • 1. very worried and upset: "distraught parents looking for a runaway teenager"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISTRAUGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    extremely worried, nervous, or upset: The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV. Synonym. overwrought. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. feeling sad. sad She's been sad ever since her cat died. unhappy She'd had a very unhappy childhood. miserable I just woke up feeling miserable.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › distraughtDistraught Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DISTRAUGHT is agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain. How to use distraught in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISTRAUGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    extremely worried, nervous, or upset: The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV. Synonym. overwrought. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. feeling sad. sad She's been sad ever since her cat died. unhappy She'd had a very unhappy childhood. miserable I just woke up feeling miserable.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › distraughtDISTRAUGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Distraught definition: distracted; deeply agitated.. See examples of DISTRAUGHT used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDISTRAUGHT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DISTRAUGHT definition: extremely upset and unhappy. Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › distraughtDistraught - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you are upset, you are distraught. If you don't want to explain why you are pulling your hair out, just utter "Leave me alone; I'm distraught ." It'll work.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISTRAUGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is distraught, they are so upset and worried that they cannot think clearly.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdistraught adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly. She’s still too distraught to speak about the tragedy. The child’s distraught parents pleaded for witnesses to contact the police. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › distraughtdistraught | meaning of distraught in Longman Dictionary of ...

    distraught meaning, definition, what is distraught: so upset and worried that you cannot thi...: Learn more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › distraughtDistraught - definition of distraught by The Free Dictionary

    Define distraught. distraught synonyms, distraught pronunciation, distraught translation, English dictionary definition of distraught. adj. 1. Deeply agitated, as from worry or grief. 2. Archaic Mentally deranged. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....