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distraught

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of distraught

feeling overwhelming fear or worry

distraught relatives waiting to learn whether there were any survivors of the plane crash

Synonyms of distraught

agitated, delirious, distracted, distrait, frantic, frenzied, hysterical (also hysteric)

Words Related to distraught

alarmed, anxious, disquieted, disturbed, nervous, perturbed, tense, troubled, upset, worried, wrought (up)

affrighted, aghast, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, scared, spooked, terrified, terrorized

ballistic, berserk, crazed, demented, deranged, mad, maniacal (also maniac), nuclear

raging, ranting, raving

Phrases Synonymous with distraught

beside oneself

Near Antonyms of distraught

calm, peaceful, placid, self-possessed, serene, tranquil

cool, coolheaded, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried

Antonyms of distraught

collected, composed, recollected, self-collected, self-composed, self-possessed, unhysterical

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