distraught

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We are deeply distraught over the outcome of this case.

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deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"

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adjective

deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"

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adjective

deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"

Example sentences

We are deeply distraught over the outcome of this case.

To say that my client was distraught is an understatement.

My friend's wife works in Compton, which is one of the most distraught and lowest income areas in the country.

I was a bit distraught to see human hands touching my requested item at one point in the video.

The documentary left me with the feeling that Swartz was more distraught by the threat of becoming a felon[0], than with what length of time he'd be in jail.

He looked positively distraught over the situation during a Skype interview with Wired, as he tabulated a list of his receipts.

Way to go, BBC: choosing the darkest possible picture of David Miranda, where he's tired and distraught, so that he can look like a "brownie terrorist" as much as possible.

"The owner of the house, who we reached for comment, had been residing in the UK, and was not aware of current events, and was distraught to discover the state of the home on his return.

Or that society is doing something to encourage her to feel this distraught?Because from I read I see a lot of society blaming her for what happened and telling her to get over it.

Interviews have been leaked with Assange, and Wilen commented initially "that she became so distraught she refused to give any more testimony and refused to sign what had been taken down.".

Interviews have been leaked with Assange, and Wilen commented initially "that she became so distraught she refused to give any more testimony and refused to sign what had been taken down.

The entertainments manufacturers know that their products will be consumed with alertness even when the customer is distraught, for each of them is a model of the huge economic machinery which has always sustained the masses, whether at work or at leisure which is akin to work.

But a startup and indie company such as Airbnb should, and could, be doing this:* Fuck laywers, who cares about legal when a person is upset and distraught* The Company is in SF - go and meet her tomorrow, forget the internet and the blog, make the person feel safe and cared for* Pursue the culprits like the plague, hire a PI and pressure the police.