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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a distraught" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is extremely upset or distressed, often in a context where you are introducing or referring to that person.
Example: "After hearing the news, she became a distraught figure, unable to focus on anything else."
Alternatives: "a distressed" or "an agitated".
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A distraught woman points at a grave.
Now who knows?" said a distraught parent.
"It was instinct," a distraught Kent said.
Now we have a distraught dressing room and a distraught manager.
"He was an icon," says a distraught cricket fan.
He was a distraught man when I met him.
What should you do with a distraught employee?
He's embracing a distraught Rafa Nadal at the net!
"He's a distraught guy," Coach Garry St . Jeansaid yesterday.
The allegations were disputed vehemently by a distraught Kaká.
"I've been patient," a distraught Smith said yesterday.
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