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. Chris Husted:

   It is a complete tragedy and Liam will be very missed, my son is very distraught by the news. Liam was a special needs child, at a disadvantage and dependent on others' kindness. Unfortunately, his mother took that away.

2. 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. .

3. Larry Rudolph:

   We had to pull her show because her meds stopped working and she was distraught over her dad's illness.

4. Daily News:

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

5. Spencer Platt/Getty Images:

   Her exact words to me were, ‘you’re gonna love Dr. Cabral’s work.’ I didn’t care one way or another. I accepted my wife the way she was, everybody is distraught. She was the heart, the lifeline of the family. The heartbeat.