DISTRAUGHT


Meaning of DISTRAUGHT in English

/ dɪˈstrɔːt; NAmE / adjective

extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : alteration of the obsolete adjective distract (from Latin distractus pulled apart), influenced by straught , archaic past participle of stretch .

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