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distraught
Grief and fear at once, past soothing.
- On the face
- A wide-eyed weeping unraveling.
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- sad 85 · surprised 70 · disgusted 45 · angry 30 · afraid 30 · happy 10 · suppression 35
More on being distraught
Distraught is an old form of 'distracted', pulled violently in two directions: the wide-eyed, weeping unraveling of someone who cannot be gathered back up just yet.