distraught

/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/adjective

So upset, worried, or unhappy that it is hard to think clearly.

Example sentence

“The distraught mother searched the playground for her missing child.”

Stronger than 'upset'; a distraught person is barely holding together. It is nearly always used of people, not situations.

Related words

distressStrong pain, worry, or suffering of the body or mind, often sudden and severe.distortTo twist something out of its normal shape, or to change facts so they are no longer accurate.divergeTo split apart and head in different directions, or to become increasingly different.distinctEasy to see, hear, or notice clearly; also, clearly different from something else.diverseMade up of many different kinds of things or people.dissonanceAn unpleasant clash of sounds that do not blend well together.