dis·traught

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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|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.… …   Useful english dictionary

• traught — dis·traught; dis·traught·ly; …   English syllables

• 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

• distraught — dis·traught …   English syllables

• distraughtly — dis·traught·ly …   English syllables

• distraught — dis•traught [[t]dɪˈstrɔt[/t]] adj. 1) bewildered; deeply agitated 2) mentally deranged; crazed • Etymology: 1350–1400; var. of obs. distract distracted, by assoc. with straught, old ptp. of stretch dis•traught′ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• distraught — dis|traught [dıˈstro:t US ˈstro:t] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: distractus; DISTRACT] so upset and worried that you cannot think clearly ▪ Relatives are tonight comforting the distraught parents …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• distraught — dis|traught [ dı strɔt ] adjective extremely worried, upset, or confused …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English