distraught

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈstrɔːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈstrɔt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di strôt′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•traught /dɪˈstrɔt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. bewildered;
    deeply agitated:The distraught mother waited for news of her child.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•traught  (di strôt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. distracted;
    deeply agitated.
  2. mentally deranged;
    crazed.
  • Middle English variant of obsolete distract distracted, by association with straught, old past participle of stretch 1350–1400
dis•traught′ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
distraught /dɪˈstrɔːt/ adj
  1. distracted or agitated
  2. rare mad
Etymology: 14th Century: changed from obsolete distract through influence of obsolete straught, past participle of stretch
'distraught' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hallucinate - paranoia - frantic - lost - tumultuous - undistraught - unhinged
Collocations: was distraught after [hearing, seeing, learning], got distraught over [losing, being, having], became distraught [at, when], more...

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