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distraught

🇬🇧 UK/dɪ'strɔːt/🇺🇸 US/dis'trɒ:t/
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Extremely upset, worried, or distressed to the point of being unable to think clearly.

极度焦虑的,心烦意乱的,悲痛欲绝的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
diapart, not
+
straughtpull, drag, draw
=distraught

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The distraught mother searched frantically for her missing child throughout the city.

  • 2.

    His distraught appearance and trembling hands revealed the depth of his grief.

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