Sample sentences for DISTRAUGHT

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Definition

extremely distressed—typically with worry or grief

At the time, she was distraught over the loss of her child.

distraught = extremely distressed

I was so distraught from the breakup, I didn't think I'd ever be happy again.

distraught = distressed from grief

She's too distraught to know what she's saying.

distraught = extremely distressed

I guess I just got distraught, watching them.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

distraught = severely worried or dismayed

'Distraught' is too strong an adjective to describe salmon-viewing. ... It was too strong an adjective.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

distraught = severe worry or dismay

He turned and wrote "distraught" on the instructional board.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

distraught = severe worry or dismay

When you came to my house and told me I was distraught.
David Baldacci -- Zero Day
Following, Charles Halloway watched the distraught boy who led him; observed his head, his frame, the way his pelvis hung from his spine.
Ray Bradbury -- Something Wicked This Way Comes
In my defense, I was distraught about my children lying half-conscious at my feet.
Rick Riordan -- The Hidden Oracle
The last time she'd seen him, she'd been distraught; the last time they'd been together, he hadn't bothered to say good-bye.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song
"You're very distraught, which means 'upset."
Lemony Snicket -- The Wide Window
I sat on my bed, petting the still distraught Nala.
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Marked
Leonardo is .... distraught.
J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
He lacked all capacity for sustained worry or the distraught vigilance that comes from paranoia.
Pat Conroy -- The Lords of Discipline
Catherine was near distraught: still, she persisted that she must go home, and tried entreaty in her turn, persuading him to subdue his selfish agony.
Emily Bronte -- Wuthering Heights
"I can see that for myself," he snapped, distraught.
Geraldine Brooks -- Year of Wonders
Teabing looked distraught.
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code
In the holding cell, I found Shay still distraught, his eyes squinched shut.
Jodi Picoult -- Change of Heart
The previous fall, when he'd come to take tea with Haji Ali, Mortenson had found Korphe's old nurmadhar distraught.
Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
My father gave money instead and she was distraught, saying that wasn't the same.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

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