as in agitated
feeling overwhelming fear or worry
distraught relatives waiting to learn whether there were any survivors of the plane crash
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Recent Examples of distraught
Ethington, the student who saw the pressureless brakes fall flat and a reflection of the driver’s distraught face, visited him in the weeks after.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Jerrod's fingers are cut off before he's impaled in front of a crowd, including a distraught Kitana.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 May 2026
His widow, Erika Kirk, was at this weekend’s dinner, visibly distraught as she was escorted out in her sequined cream dress.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
While rescuers searched in vain, distraught relatives of passengers rushed to the ValuJet counter at Miami International.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Jerrod's fingers are cut off before he's impaled in front of a crowd, including a distraught Kitana.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 May 2026
His widow, Erika Kirk, was at this weekend’s dinner, visibly distraught as she was escorted out in her sequined cream dress.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
While rescuers searched in vain, distraught relatives of passengers rushed to the ValuJet counter at Miami International.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distraught
Adjective
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According to the outlet, the victim became agitated after taking a significant quantity of drugs.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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His knuckles tapped an agitated beat on the steering wheel along to soft jazz playing on the radio.—
‘Pemi Aguda,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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At Cal Poly Pomona, director of media relations Cynthia Peters directed students and staff who were worried about being unable to access their course materials as a result of the incident to a Reddit post uploaded by the school’s Bookstore faculty on Thursday.—
Kristy Hutchings,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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But locals are worried that other companies could move in.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The woman who found Nado said the feline appeared frightened but was in overall good health, according to the news outlet.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Those children hadn’t seemed frightened to me, not visibly anyway.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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There was no explosion, no frantic hissing, or toxic plume.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Bahm’s somewhat-frantic conversation with the dispatcher abruptly turned into bloodcurdling screams.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Most of their clients were too scared to speak publicly, citing fear of retaliation.—
Shoshana Walter,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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Originally scared of cats, Cox fell in love with a pair of Scottish Folds his wife bought.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The four lead the group of terrified and tiny boys, some who look as young or four- or five-years-old.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Aliens, dystopian nightmares, and twisted realities are more than likely provoking a reaction from viewers that flies a lot closer to terrified.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Last month, despite Orbán’s formidable, long-standing attempts to rig the legal and electoral systems in his favor, Magyar won, in a stunning upset.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Gunther was upset that Rhodes was taking his screen time.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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“Distraught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distraught. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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