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distraught

[dih-strawt] / dɪˈstrɔt /
ADJECTIVE
very upset, worked-up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitated anxious concerned confused crazy distressed frantic hysterical mad perturbed tormented troubled
WEAK
addled beside oneself bothered crazed discomposed distracted distrait flustered harassed in a panic like a chicken with its head cut off muddled nonplussed nuts out of one's mind overwrought rattled raving shook-up thrown unglued unscrewed unzipped wild worried
Antonyms
STRONGEST
balanced calm collected composed cool happy peaceful reasonable sane sound unconcerned untroubled unworried
WEAK
gladdened pleased

Example Sentences

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Thompson’s Barkley comforted a distraught faux-Bondi by saying she could have a future in sports.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Or should she support a distraught mother’s efforts to save her daughter?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The troubles reached a crescendo during the live finale when a distraught Tran revealed that the man she had chosen as her husband-to-be, Devin Strader, had ended their engagement a month before the broadcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"We were distraught at the start and now we are angry."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

I mostly felt bad that I'd left Herbert in such a distraught state.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.