DISTRAIT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

distrait

adjective

di-ˈstrā

Definition of distrait

as in agitated

feeling overwhelming fear or worry he grew more and more distrait as hours passed without confirmation that there were survivors of the plane crash

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Officers described the videos recorded by that camera, writing that Westman seemed agitated after a visit with family and at times sobbed before driving by the church and school the night before the attack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
This has driven some agitated investors to see parallels between the current market and the conditions leading up to the dot-com crash of 2000-2002, when the overall S&P 500 lost nearly half its value.

— Joe D'Allegro, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of agitated

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The Loyola Blakefield graduate and founder of First Team Staffing, an organization centered around staffing professional and temporary workers, was distraught over his sudden inability to consistently drive off the tee.

— Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
But today’s Court often divides along stark ideological lines, and the liberals often sound truly distraught in their dissents.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of distraught

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When Republican lawmakers secured cuts to the United States' largest food assistance program last year, Paige Shoemaker DeMio wasn't worried about children going hungry just at home — but at school.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
Mattfeld is excellent in what could easily have been a thankless role, playing Ricky with the mien of someone who is always holding it together, years of disappointment and condescension and expectation keeping her eyes worried and jaw tight.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of worried

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In the second test, 12 dogs were shown happy faces, as well as sad, frightened, and angry ones.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026
Hilton’s sister, Barbara Giarraffa, frightened fans and TikTok moderators were among those who called authorities.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of frightened

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