distraught

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈtɹɔːt/ Rhymes: -ɔːt === Adjective === distraught (comparative more distraught, superlative most distraught) Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress. Synonyms: distressed, heartsore, pained; see also Thesaurus:agonized Mad; insane. Synonyms: cracked, demented; see also Thesaurus:insane ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====