distraught
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adjective
1.
distracted; deeply agitated.
2.
mentally deranged; crazed.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English variant of obsolete distract distracted, by association with straught, old past participle of stretch
1350–1400; Middle English variant of obsolete distract distracted, by association with straught, old past participle of stretch
Related forms
dis·traught·ly, adverb
o·ver·dis·traught, adjective
un·dis·traught, adjective
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| —adj | |
| 1. | distracted or agitated |
| 2. | rare mad |
| [C14: changed from obsolete distract through influence of obsolete straught, past participle of | |
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Word Origin & History
distraught
1393, alteration of earlier distract (perhaps by association with other pp. forms in -ght, such as caught, bought, brought), pp. of distracten "derange the intellect of, drive mad" (see distract).
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Example sentences
Despite the attempted clinical detachment of the nurse's description, it was obvious that she was upset, even distraught.
Distraught families of infested schoolchildren frequently resort to home remedies.
Work may require contact with emotionally distraught or devastated injured workers and their families.
But she was also distraught when the prosecutors subpoenaed her home computer.
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