distraught

sconvolto, disperato

Così turbato o preoccupato da fare fatica a pensare o agire con calma.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be distraught over/about something (She was distraught over the loss of her dog.); be distraught with something (His parents were distraught with worry.)

Sinonimi: distressed, frantic, devastated

Contrari: calm

Espressioni comuni: distraught parents, distraught over something, distraught with worry, distraught widow