distraught

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
  2. Mad; insane.

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English distraught, blend of distract (“distracted”) and straught (“stretched, distraught”), past participle of strecchen (“to stretch”). Compare also bestraught, extraught, forstraught, etc. More at distract, stretch.

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