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anguish

/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/noun, verb2 syllables

Anguish means: extreme mental distress.

Synonyms for anguish19

noun, as in extreme mental distress

torment, torture

verb, as in cause emotional anguish or make miserable

pain, hurt

also used for anguish

agony, calvary, cross, pang, anguishment, bereavement, suffer, ache, agonize, passion, thole, afflict, aggrieve, dere, excruciate

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What does anguish mean?4

noun

1

extreme mental distress

2

extreme distress of body or mind

verb

1

cause emotional anguish or make miserable“It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school”

2

suffer great pains or distress

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Anguish in a sentence

  • The newspaper told of the mother's anguish at the death of her son.unknown
  • She takes a new lover while he is in anguish.sokhanh03
  • I will speak in the anguish of my spirit.tinowls
  • The source of my anguish is your lack of loyalty.Nuel
  • Yanni could clearly hear the anguish in Rima's voice.Amastan
  • He is in anguish over her child.unknown
  • He hid his anguish with a smile.AlanF_US
  • It's a thought that gives me anguish.felidad

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of anguish

as a noun

plural
anguishes

as a verb

third-person singular
anguishes
present participle
anguishing
past participle
anguished
past tense
anguished