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distraught
[ dih-strawt ]
/ dÉȘËstrÉt /
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adjective
distracted; deeply agitated.
mentally deranged; crazed.
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Origin of distraught
1350â1400; Middle English variant of obsolete distract distracted, by association with straught, old past participle of stretch
OTHER WORDS FROM distraught
dis·traught·ly, adverbo·ver·dis·traught, adjectiveun·dis·traught, adjectiveWords nearby distraught
distrain, distrainee, distraint, distrait, distraite, distraught, distress, distress call, distressed, distressed area, distress flag
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British Dictionary definitions for distraught
distraught
/ (dÉȘËstrÉËt) /
adjective
distracted or agitated
rare mad
Word Origin for distraught
C14: changed from obsolete distract through influence of obsolete straught, past participle of stretch
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