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Distraught vs Perturbed - What's the difference?

distraught | perturbed |

As adjectives the difference between distraught and perturbed

is that distraught is deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed while perturbed is disturbed; flustered.

As a verb perturbed is

past tense of perturb.

distraught

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
    • His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

    Derived terms

    * distraughtly * distraughtness

    Synonyms

    * distressed * pained

    perturbed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perturb)
    • He is perturbed .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Disturbed; flustered.