distraught

Distraught — Dis*traught , p. p. & a. [OE. distract, distrauht. See {Distract}, a.] 1. Torn asunder; separated. [Obs.] His greedy throat . . . distraught. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Distracted; perplexed. Distraught twixt fear and pity. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

distraught — index deranged, non compos mentis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

distraught — late 14c., alteration (Anglicization) of earlier distract (perhaps by association with other pp. forms in ght, such as caught, bought, brought), mid 14c., pp. of distracten derange the intellect of, drive mad (see DISTRACT (Cf. distract)) …   Etymology dictionary

distraught — absentminded, absent, *abstracted, preoccupied Analogous words: distracted, bewildered, nonplused (see PUZZLE vb): muddled, addled, confused (see CONFUSE): agitated, perturbed, discomposed, flustered (see DISCOMPOSE) Antonyms: collected… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

distraught — [adj] very upset, worked up addled, agitated, anxious, beside oneself, bothered, concerned, confused, crazed*, crazy, discomposed, distracted, distrait, distressed, flustered, frantic, harassed, hysterical, in a panic, like a chicken with its… …   New thesaurus

distraught — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very worried and upset. ORIGIN alteration of obsolete adjective distract, from Latin distractus pulled apart …   English terms dictionary

distraught — [di strôt′] adj. [ME, var. of DISTRAIT] 1. extremely troubled; mentally confused; distracted; harassed 2. driven mad; crazed SYN. ABSENT MINDED …   English World dictionary

distraught — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ She sounded absolutely distraught. ▪ become ▪ leave …   Collocations dictionary

distraught — adjective Etymology: Middle English, modification of Latin distractus Date: 14th century 1. agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain < distraught mourners > 2. mentally deranged ; crazed < as if thou wert distraught and mad with terr …   New Collegiate Dictionary

distraught — adj. distraught at, over, with * * * [dɪs trɔːt] over with distraught at …   Combinatory dictionary

distraught — [[t]dɪ̱strɔ͟ːt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is distraught, they are so upset and worried that they cannot think clearly. Mr Barker s distraught parents were last night being comforted by relatives. Syn: distressed …   English dictionary