distraught

[US]/dɪˈstrɔːt/
[UK]/dɪˈstrɔːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. dybt bekymret; mentalt forstyrret; næsten drevet til vanvid.

Example Sentences

a distraught woman sobbed and screamed for help.

En fortvivlet kvinde tudbrød og skreg efter hjælp.

if one girl is distraught the others will rally round.

Hvis en pige er fortvivlet, vil de andre samles omkring hende.

he was distraught with grief and under sedation .

Han var fortvivlet af sorg og under bedøvelse.

She sounded absolutely distraught.

Hun lød fuldstændig fortvivlet.

Distraught with grief, I signed away my rights to the property.

Fortvivlet af sorg, underskrev jeg mine rettigheder til ejendommen bort.

Weeks after the accident she remained distraught.

Uger efter ulykken var hun stadig fortvivlet.

Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.

Hendes fortvivlede mor havde tilbragt hele natten med at vente ved telefonen.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

forvirre, genere, lokke, forvirret, belejret, omgå, forvirre, desorientere, forvirret, ubehagelig, forurolige, forstyrre, forvirre, forvirre, forvirre, forvirre, forvirre, forvirre.

Real-world Examples

Yes? Her companion appeared a little distraught.

Ja? Hendes ledsager virkede en smule forvirret.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

About a month ago, a man showed up on my doorstep very distraught.

For omkring en måned siden dukkede en mand op ved min dør, meget forvirret.

Source: Go blank axis version

But now on, instead, you could say distraught.

Men fremover, i stedet, kan du sige forvirret.

Source: Sara's British English class

His voice was cracked, high-pitched, he sounded distraught.

Hans stemme var hæs, højlydt, han lød forvirret.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

She still too distraught to talk about her divorce.

Hun var stadig for forvirret til at tale om sin skilsmisse.

Source: Sara's British English class

At that moment, a ferocious cat started towards the distraught mice.

På det tidspunkt startede en voldsom kat mod de forvirrede mus.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

The young student, looking distraught, introduced himself to the acrobat before opening up.

Den unge studerende, der så forvirret ud, præsenterede sig for akrobaten, før han åbnede sig.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

I was very distraught. I just shot somebody. I've never done that.

Jeg var meget forvirret. Jeg skød lige en person. Jeg har aldrig gjort det før.

Source: NPR News December 2021 Collection

I hope he's this distraught if he ever breaks up with me.

Jeg håber, han er så forvirret, hvis han nogensinde slutter med mig.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

Some employees said they were too distraught to take part in all the packing-up.

Nogle medarbejdere sagde, at de var for forvirrede til at deltage i alt pakningen.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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