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distraught
dis·traught
[
di stráwt
]
adjective
Definition:
extremely upset:
extremely upset and distressed
[
14th century. Alteration of archaic distract "perplexed" < Latin
distractus
, past participle of
distrahere
(see
distract
)
]
dis·traught·ly
adverb
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