harrowed
- adjective
- /ˈhɛroʊd/
- I'd sow them in the harrowed fields of Islip and Pamplona.
- harrowed face
Examples
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Her last drowsy words to her father had been a long complaint about how dreadfully time stretched out between this night and the last one in October and how she had determined that on that haunt-harrowed eve he must bring her showers of diamonds and tribute of pearls by the handful, for she meant to appear before him as a princess.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's Dr. Fell, engrossed in the drama, lost in the harrowed beauty of the prima donna's voice.
Fiction book (2001) -
"No," I replied, crushed, heartbroken, harrowed.
Blog text (16) -
In that harrowed place, a red acre meets a stair that bears a body on its slight descent.
Fiction book (1995) -
His eyes flickered up to meet his daughter's face, revealed for the merest wink of time behind that age-harrowed mask of bleak days and barren years.
Fiction book (2000) -
But only the harrowed Ford in the driveway—bug-bespattered, weed-festooned, engine ticking like a locust jamboree—managed to look chastened.
Fiction book (1993) -
A day after Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor's sangeet, oops, private party, the pics and the buzz from the venue and its harrowed neighbors have been pouring in.
Blog text (16) -
After the difficult loss, he felt completely harrowed and struggled to find joy in anything.
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The survivor's harrowed expression revealed the emotional toll of his experiences during the war.
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She sat silently, her harrowed face showing the weight of grief she had been carrying.
Synonyms
Seriously affected by illness, disaster, or strong feeling
Feeling very upset, worried, or hurt
Feeling very upset and in deep emotional pain
Extremely unhappy and suffering a lot
Feeling very shocked and afraid after seeing something frightening
Feeling deep emotional pain and distress
Feeling very strong pain in the mind or body
Feeling very strong pain or deep worry
Feeling pain in the body or mind
Antonyms
How Distressed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Harrowed comes from the farming tool harrow, which pulls and tears the earth to break it up. So to be harrowed is to feel emotionally 'torn' or deeply upset, as if your feelings have been turned over.