Distraught Meaning Definition. The definition of distraught is someone that is very troubled confused or has gone crazy. Crazed as if thou wert distraught and mad with terror William.
Late Middle English alteration of the obsolete adjective distract from Latin distractus pulled apart influenced by straught archaic past participle of stretch. If you are distraught you are so upset that its hard to think straight hence your mind is drawn in different directions. Frantic wild desperate mad More Synonyms of.
From The Century Dictionary.
His distraught parents were being comforted by relatives. Frantic wild desperate mad More Synonyms of distraught. Mar 27 2021 Definition of distraught. Extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly Shes still too distraught to speak about the tragedy.
