distraught

Collocations

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

appear, be, look, seem, sound

When the parents heard the news, they appeared completely distraught and worried about their missing child.

become

remain

His mother remained distraught for days after hearing the bad news from the hospital.

leave sb

The unexpected news of the accident left her completely distraught for weeks.

ADV

extremely, really, terribly, very | absolutely, completely, quite, utterly

PREP

at

Sarah seemed completely distraught at missing her flight to visit her sick grandmother.

Definitions

adj

1

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.

His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

[…]Karius was a danger to his own team, responsible for Madrid’s two other goals and last seen wandering aimlessly around the pitch – alone, distraught and clearly traumatised – to ask forgiveness, hands clasped, from the thousands of Liverpool supporters.

2

Mad; insane.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — deeply agitated especially from emotion

overwrought

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

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[…]Karius was a danger to his own team, responsible for Madrid’s two other goals and last seen wandering aimlessly around the pitch – alone, distraught and clearly traumatised – to ask forgiveness, ha

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03

My poor state of mind made me distraught.

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04

Tom was looking somewhat distraught.

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05

Why do you look so distraught?

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06

Tom seems terribly distraught, doesn't he?

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