distraught
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Admitting he was a traitor "left him so distraught filming was halted" and "welfare staff checked on the comic before the Round Table vote", the paper says.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Another is the docudrama re-enactments, which are contrived-looking at best and unintentionally funny at worst, such as when a Hezbollah fighter distraught by the pager operation frets that his microwave might kill him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Karen Haynes told the BBC she was distraught and said it was "a punch in the gut".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
His sister wrote to me, understandably distraught as to what to do next.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
He had been upset and distraught on the day of his arrest, but he was so sure he'd be released soon.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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