DISTRAUGHT
Dis*traught", p. p. & a. Etym: [OE. distract, distrauht. See
Distract, a.]
1. Torn asunder; separated. [Obs.] "His greedy throat . . . distraught." Spenser.
2. Distracted; perplexed. "Distraught twixt fear and pity." Spenser. As if thou wert distraught and mad with terror. Shak. To doubt betwixt our senses and our souls Which are the most distraught and full of pain. Mrs. Browning.
DISTRAUGHTED
Dis*traught"ed, a.
Defn: Distracted. [Obs.] Spenser.
DISTREAM
Dis*tream", v. i. Etym: [Pref. dis- (intens.) + stream.]
Defn: To flow. [Poetic]
Yet o'er that virtuous blush distreams a tear. Shenstone.
DISTRESS Dis*tress", n. Etym: [OE. destresse, distresse, OF. destresse, destrece, F. détresse, OF. destrecier to distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere. See Distrain, and cf. Stress.]
1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends. Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress. Shak.
2. That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery. Affliction's sons are brothers in distress. Burns.