Distraught
Distraught adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.
Usage example: distraught relatives waiting to learn whether there were any survivors of the plane crash
Wrought up and distraught are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrought up" instead an adjective "Distraught".
Wrought up
Distraught and wrought up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distraught" instead an adjective phrase "Wrought up".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- upset and distraught
- upset and wrought up
- agitated and distraught
- agitated and wrought up
- nervous and distraught
- nervous and wrought up
- disturbed and distraught
- disturbed and wrought up
- perturbed and distraught
- perturbed and wrought up
- frenzied and distraught
- frenzied and wrought up
- frantic and distraught
- frantic and wrought up
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Wrought up and Distraught. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distraught/wrought_up
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