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distraught

/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/

Meanings
  • adjective

    Feeling great distress, anxiety, or sorrow.

    - "She was distraught after hearing the news of her mother's passing."
    - "The distraught man begged for help, but no one came."
  • verb

    Throw or cast something with great force.

    - "The football player distraught the ball into the goal."
    - "The distraught stone into the lake created ripples."

Synonyms

distressed , pained
Rhymes
Words rhyming with distraught
about , scout , pout , shout , drought
Variants
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distraught , distraughtly
Etymology
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From the Old French 'destraire' meaning 'to tear apart' or 'to break'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'distraught' was first used in English in the 15th century.

  2. In the medical field, 'distraught' is sometimes used to describe a state of mental confusion or disorientation.


Related Concepts
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  1. Grief: A feeling of deep sadness, typically a response to loss, and often accompanied by feelings of distress or despair.

  2. Anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

  3. Despair: A feeling of complete and utter hopelessness, often accompanied by a sense of sadness or emptiness.


Quotes
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  1. The night before the story broke, West sat down for a two-hour interview with the {it}Spokane-Review{/it} and left so "distraught" that its editor, Steven Smith, asked the police chief to check on him.

    - Unmesh Kher,{it}Time{/it},23 May 2005
  2. Captured by news photographers under the direction of his manager Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis's turn in the barber's chair was a public ceremony: a symbolic shearing, not only of Elvis—who would return from the service a meek semblance of himself, a mama's boy without a mama (his "distraught" mother, Gladys, died while he was stationed at Fort Hood, soon to depart for Germany)—but of rock 'n' roll itself.

    - James Wolcott,{it}Vanity Fair{/it},November 2000
  3. Of particular concern are phony contractors, who knock on the doors of "distraught" homeowners and offer to repair damaged roofs or remove fallen trees.

    - Natalie Rodriguez,{it}This Old House{/it},March 2006

Culture
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The term 'distraught' has been used extensively in literature and art to depict intense emotions such as grief, anxiety, or despair. For instance, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov', the character Dmitri Raskolnikov is described as being 'distraught' after committing a murder.

How to Memorize "distraught"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person with a distraught expression, tears streaming down their face, and their hands covering their mouth.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'distraught' with intense emotions and a feeling of being overwhelmed.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'distraught' starts with the letter 'd', which sounds like 'distressed' or 'despair'.


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