distraught

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

Translation

adj. profundamente preocupado; mentalmente perturbado; quase levado à loucura.

Example Sentences

a distraught woman sobbed and screamed for help.

uma mulher angustiada chorou e gritou por ajuda.

if one girl is distraught the others will rally round.

se uma garota estiver angustiada, as outras se unirão.

he was distraught with grief and under sedation .

ele estava angustiado com a dor e sob sedação.

She sounded absolutely distraught.

Ela parecia absolutamente angustiada.

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

Angustiado com a dor, eu renunciei meus direitos sobre a propriedade.

Weeks after the accident she remained distraught.

Semanas após o acidente, ela permaneceu angustiada.

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

A mãe angustiada dela passou a noite toda esperando ao telefone.

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

confundir, importunar, isca, perplexo, afligir, contornar, enganar, desorientar, desconcerto, desconcertar, perturbar, angustiar, perturbar, deslumbrar, atordoar, ofuscar, perturbar.

Real-world Examples

Yes? Her companion appeared a little distraught.

Sim? A companheira dela parecia um pouco perturbada.

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

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

Há cerca de um mês, um homem apareceu na minha porta muito perturbado.

Source: Go blank axis version

But now on, instead, you could say distraught.

Mas a partir de agora, em vez disso, você poderia dizer perturbado.

Source: Sara's British English class

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

Sua voz estava rouca, aguda, ele parecia perturbado.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

She still too distraught to talk about her divorce.

Ela ainda estava muito perturbada para falar sobre seu divórcio.

Source: Sara's British English class

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

Naquele momento, um gato feroz começou a se dirigir aos ratos perturbados.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

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

O jovem estudante, parecendo perturbado, se apresentou ao acrobata antes de se abrir.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

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

Eu estava muito perturbado. Eu acabei de atirar em alguém. Eu nunca fiz isso.

Source: NPR News December 2021 Collection

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

Espero que ele fique assim perturbado se ele algum dia terminar comigo.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

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

Alguns funcionários disseram que estavam muito perturbados para participar de toda a arrumação.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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