distraught

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/
Etymologie (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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