DISTRAUGHT


Meaning of DISTRAUGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈstrȯt ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, modification of Latin distractus

Date: 14th century

1. : agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain

distraught mourners

2. : mentally deranged : crazed

as if thou wert distraught and mad with terror — Shakespeare

• dis·traught·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.