distraught Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite deeply agitated especially from emotion
    overwrought.
    • distraught with grief

WordNet

Dis*traught" past participle & adjective
Etymology
OE. distract, distrauht. See Distract, a.
Definitions
  1. Torn asunder; separated. Obs. "His greedy throat . . . distraught." Spenser.
  2. Distracted; perplexed. "Distraught twixt fear and pity." Spenser.
    As if thou wert distraught and mad with terror. Shak.
    To doubt betwixt our senses and our souls Which are the most distraught and full of pain. Mrs. Browning.

Webster 1913