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distraught

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From Middle English distraught, merger of distract (“distracted”) and straught (“stretched, distraught”), past participle of strecchen (“to stretch”). Compare also bestraught, extraught, forstraught, etc. More at distract, stretch.

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distraught (comparative more distraught, superlative most distraught)

  1. Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
    Synonyms: distressed, heartsore, pained; see also Thesaurus:agonized
    His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.
    • 2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London)‎[1]:
      […] 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.
    Synonyms: cracked, demented; see also Thesaurus:insane

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