distraught

bouleversé, éperdu

Tellement bouleversé ou inquiet qu’il est difficile de réfléchir ou d’agir calmement.

En anglais simple : So upset or worried that you find it difficult to think or act calmly.

• She was distraught when her dog disappeared.
• Distraught parents waited outside the hospital.
• He sounded distraught on the phone.

Comment l'utiliser : be distraught over/about something (She was distraught over the loss of her dog.); be distraught with something (His parents were distraught with worry.)

Synonymes : distressed, frantic, devastated

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : distraught parents, distraught over something, distraught with worry, distraught widow