Distraught

/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/

व्याकुल; अत्यंत परेशान; शोकाकुल (पुराना: विक्षिप्त/पागल)

Origin & History

From Middle English distraught (“distracted, deranged”), from Old French destraite/destrait (“distracted”), ultimately from Latin dis- (“apart”) + tractus (from trahere, “to draw/pull”).

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी distraught (“भटका/विक्षिप्त, ध्यान-भंग”), पुराने फ़्रेंच destraite/destrait (“ध्यान-भंग/विक्षिप्त”) से; मूलतः लैटिन dis- (“अलग”) + tractus (trahere “खींचना” से) से।

Definition

Distraught describes a person who is so upset (from grief, fear, anxiety, or shock) that they may not think clearly or behave calmly; in older/literary use it can also mean “mad/insane.”

Distraught उस व्यक्ति को कहते हैं जो शोक, डर, चिंता या सदमे से इतना व्याकुल हो कि वह साफ़ सोच न पाए या शांत न रह सके; पुराने/साहित्यिक प्रयोग में इसका अर्थ “पागल/विक्षिप्त” भी हो सकता है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
She was distraught after hearing the bad news.
बुरी खबर सुनकर वह बहुत व्याकुल हो गई।

Usage Examples

His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.
Parents were distraught when the child went missing.
I was distraught with worry and couldn’t sleep.
He sounded distraught on the phone, barely able to speak.

Related Forms

Noun
Distraughtness
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Distraught with grief
शोक से व्याकुल
Distraught with worry
चिंता से व्याकुल
Left distraught
व्याकुल होकर रह जाना