dis|traught´ness

dis|traught´ness
dis|traught «dihs TRT», adjective.
1. in a state of mental conflict and confusion; distracted; bewildered: »

The lost child wandered about distraught with fear. The death of Jefferson's wife in September, 1782, left him stunned and distraught.

2. crazed: »

Distraught from grief, she flung herself overboard.

╂[spelling variant of distract, adjective < Latin distractus; see etym. under distract (Cf. ↑distract)]
–dis|traught´ly, adverb.
–dis|traught´ness, noun.

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  • dis|traught´ly — dis|traught «dihs TRT», adjective. 1. in a state of mental conflict and confusion; distracted; bewildered: »The lost child wandered about distraught with fear. The death of Jefferson s wife in September, 1782, left him stunned and distraught. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|traught — «dihs TRT», adjective. 1. in a state of mental conflict and confusion; distracted; bewildered: »The lost child wandered about distraught with fear. The death of Jefferson s wife in September, 1782, left him stunned and distraught. 2. crazed:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

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