distraught
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Each of the characters in the Deposition reacts differently—most dramatically, the distraught Mary Magdalene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
"The kids are very distraught, they are suffering, they've lost their mother at the moment and we genuinely don't know what to do about it," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 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
At length, not coming out of her distraught state by degrees, but in an instant, Miss Havisham said, “Let me see you two play cards; why have you not begun?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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