- traught
- dis·traught;dis·traught·ly;
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traught — traught, traul obs. ff. trough, trawl … Useful english dictionary
dis|traught´ness — dis|traught «dihs TRT», adjective. 1. in a state of mental conflict and confusion; distracted; bewildered: »The lost child wandered about distraught with fear. The death of Jefferson s wife in September, 1782, left him stunned and distraught. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
dis|traught´ly — dis|traught «dihs TRT», adjective. 1. in a state of mental conflict and confusion; distracted; bewildered: »The lost child wandered about distraught with fear. The death of Jefferson s wife in September, 1782, left him stunned and distraught. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
dis|traught — «dihs TRT», adjective. 1. in a state of mental conflict and confusion; distracted; bewildered: »The lost child wandered about distraught with fear. The death of Jefferson s wife in September, 1782, left him stunned and distraught. 2. crazed:… … Useful english dictionary
dis·traught — … Useful english dictionary
traul — traught, traul obs. ff. trough, trawl … Useful english dictionary
distraught — dis•traught [[t]dɪˈstrɔt[/t]] adj. 1) bewildered; deeply agitated 2) mentally deranged; crazed • Etymology: 1350–1400; var. of obs. distract distracted, by assoc. with straught, old ptp. of stretch dis•traught′ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Distraught — Dis*traught , p. p. & a. [OE. distract, distrauht. See {Distract}, a.] 1. Torn asunder; separated. [Obs.] His greedy throat . . . distraught. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Distracted; perplexed. Distraught twixt fear and pity. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Distraughted — Dis*traught ed, a. Distracted. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extraught — Ex traught ([e^]ks*tr[add]t ), p. p. of {Extract}. [Cf. {Distraught}.] Extracted; descended. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Knowing whence thou art extraught Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
