distraught

Значение (Английский)

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

Частота

C2
Произносится как (IPA)
/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/
Этимология (Английский)

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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