Synonyms for distraught
dɪˈstrɔtdis·traught

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1. distraughtadjective

   Synonyms:
   pained, distressed

2. distraughtadjective

   Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.

   His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

   Synonyms:
   pained, distressed

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.5 / 6 votes

1. distraught, overwroughtadjective

   deeply agitated especially from emotion

   "distraught with grief"

   Synonyms:
   overwrought

   Antonyms:
   unagitated

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1. List of paraphrases for "distraught":

   frantic, panicky, upset, desperate, disgusted

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1. Daily News:

   Everybody is distraught. She was the heart, the lifeline of the family. The heartbeat.

2. Stephen Fowler:

   I may be Stephen Fowler, but today I'm standing here as the father of a murder victim, we are just distraught. This has really torn two families apart.

3. Zoran Markovic:

   Red Star Belgrade was an act of hostility and a terrible tragedy... I am distraught, We had been warning the Turkish authorities for two days prior to the game that it was going to be a high-risk match and we are now trying to make sure that all Red Star fans leave Turkey safely as soon as possible. .

4. Bharat Mistry:

   We were absolutely distraught, we pleaded and pleaded with them not to do it, but their mind was made up. That tree was coming down.

5. Abby Gordon:

   I know it seems like a lot of money to spend on an operation for a goldfish, but what was the alternative? i think [we have] a social responsibility to look after our pets, and I know my daughter would have been distraught if anything had happened to the goldfish.