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Synonyms & Antonyms of distraught
feeling overwhelming fear or worry
- distraught relatives waiting to learn whether there were any survivors of the plane crash
Synonyms for distraught
- agitated,
- delirious,
- distracted,
- distrait,
- frantic,
- frenzied,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric)
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The first known use of distraught was in the 14th century
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