英语词汇“distraught”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

If you are upset, you are distraught. If you don't want to explain why you are pulling your hair out, just utter "Leave me alone; I'm distraught." It'll work.

While distraught may sound like an old Germanic past participle, it is actually an alteration of distract from the Latin distrahere "to draw in different directions." If you are distraught, you are so upset that it's hard to think straight, hence your mind is "drawn in different directions."

WORD FAMILY

distraught: distraughtly

USAGE EXAMPLES

“I am distraught,” said longtime customer Nancy Thompson, a travel agent.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

Dozens remain missing and their distraught families are waiting anxiously as rescue efforts continue.

BBC(Dec 31, 2016)

The distraught young woman testified about a terrifying event at a Kuwait City hospital.

Salon(Dec 27, 2016)

adj deeply agitated especially from emotion

distraught with grief

Syn

overwrought
agitated

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

单词	distraught
释义	distraught (once / 3725 pages) adj If you are upset, you are distraught. If you don't want to explain why you are pulling your hair out, just utter "Leave me alone; I'm distraught." It'll work. While distraught may sound like an old Germanic past participle, it is actually an alteration of distract from the Latin distrahere "to draw in different directions." If you are distraught, you are so upset that it's hard to think straight, hence your mind is "drawn in different directions." WORD FAMILY distraught: distraughtly USAGE EXAMPLES “I am distraught,” said longtime customer Nancy Thompson, a travel agent. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Dozens remain missing and their distraught families are waiting anxiously as rescue efforts continue. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) The distraught young woman testified about a terrifying event at a Kuwait City hospital. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) adj deeply agitated especially from emotion distraught with grief Syn overwrought agitated troubled emotionally and usually deeply
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