dis ‧ traught /dɪˈstrɔːt $ -ˈstrɒːt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: distractus ; ⇨ ↑ distract ]
so upset and worried that you cannot think clearly:
Relatives are tonight comforting the distraught parents.
dis ‧ traught /dɪˈstrɔːt $ -ˈstrɒːt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: distractus ; ⇨ ↑ distract ]
so upset and worried that you cannot think clearly:
Relatives are tonight comforting the distraught parents.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012