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Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried

Displaying a lack of sensibleness or good judgment

Of unsound mind, or seemingly so

Overcome with deep or intense sorrow

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

Not paying attention to something

Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued

Feeling confused mentally

Embarrassed because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations

Unfounded or nonsensical

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Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried

at the end of your tether

like a chicken with its head cut off

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

not knowing what to do with oneself

tearing one's hair out

in a state of agitation

with one's stomach in knots

like a cat on a hot tin roof

having butterflies in the stomach

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

unrestrained

worn out

stressed out

with your back to the wall

driven to distraction

knock-down-and-drag-out

woolly^UK

wooly^US

untrammeled^US

like Piccadilly Circus

bursting at the seams

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“The truck driver, in a green shirt, paced the cordoned-off area, obviously distraught and somewhat out of his mind.”

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Displaying a lack of sensibleness or good judgment

away with the fairies

not the full shilling

not right in the head

not quite right in the head

not right upstairs

as daft as a brush

have a screw loose

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

flakey^US

flaky^UK

dead from the neck up

thick as two short planks

stupidly irresponsible

as thick as two short planks

beyond the bounds of possibility

devoid of intelligence

not worth considering

beyond the realm of reason

out of touch with reality

blue-sky

Promethean

not remotely possible

without rhyme or reason

not pertinent

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Of unsound mind, or seemingly so

away with the fairies

not quite right in the head

not the full shilling

not right upstairs

not right in the head

as daft as a brush

have a screw loose

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

not in your right mind

severely mentally ill

deprived of one's wits

having a screw loose

in a daze

manic-depressive

having kangaroos in the top paddock

two sandwiches short of a picnic

a few cards shy of a full deck

one sandwich short of a picnic

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

out of one's tree

as mad as a March hare

out of one's gourd

one card shy of a full deck

flakey^US

flaky^UK

severely mentally disordered

thick as two short planks

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Overcome with deep or intense sorrow

agonised^UK

agonized^US

traumatised^UK

traumatized^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

unable to be consoled

unable to be comforted

beside oneself with grief

at the end of your tether

racked with suffering

gray^US

grey^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

on the verge of tears

with tears in your eyes

baulked^UK

balked^US

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Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having a fit of the sulks

sombre^UK

somber^US

harried

unmannerly

cruel

humourless^UK

humorless^US

with all guns blazing

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

beside yourself with rage

goaded

excited

burning with excitement

apt to fly off the handle

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

got up on wrong side of bed

carrying a chip on your shoulder

gray^US

grey^UK

have chip on shoulder

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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Not paying attention to something

lacking concentration

not concentrating

off-guard

off in a world of one's own

with a mind like a sieve

somewhere else

with a memory like a sieve

sticking one's neck out

not careful

leading with one's chin

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Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued

Adjective

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Feeling confused mentally

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

woolly^UK

wooly^US

not knowing if you are coming or going

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

not knowing if one is coming or going

irrational

unsound

with Alzheimer's disease

going round in circles

in a state of confusion

all over the place

in a muddle

not knowing whether one is coming or going

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

caught on the wrong foot

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

unable to believe your eyes

unable to believe one's ears

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

made to scratch their head

uncertain which way to turn

brought to a standstill

turbid

in a fog

up against a brick wall

with a mind like a sieve

with your head in the clouds

driven to distraction

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Embarrassed because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

in sackcloth and ashes

with one's tail between one's legs

stigmatized^US

stigmatised^UK

made to eat humble pie

put out of countenance

caught with egg on your face

not know where to put yourself

blushful

with egg on one's face

wishing the earth would swallow one up

hiding your light under a bushel

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Unfounded or nonsensical

flaky^UK

flakey^US

stupidly irresponsible

dead from the neck up

beyond the bounds of possibility

phony^US

off beaten path

never to be forgotten

without justification

phoney^UK

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