anguish
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
:
angustia
- The anguish of losing a loved one can be overwhelming and long-lasting.
- mental anguish
- pain and anguish
- anguish and suffering
So the trip was really well worth the anguish that I had being there.
- So the trip was really well worth the anguish that I had being there.
- And people were just in general expressing their anguish and their fatigue.
- And when she's going through something incredibly painful, the anguish she must have felt.
- How do I transcend from my mortal anguish?
- And so on eve of her wedding, she was really in tremendous anguish about how to do this.
- And she goes on to say, normally the child escapes the anguish of freedom.
- I I came to it through despair, through anguish.
- And just that, that that just anguish and disconnection at a really core level.
Examples
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A scream only born of pure anguish broke through the air.
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I feel a sharp twist of anguish at having hurt my friend.
Fiction book (1990) -
But the main source of anguish is not being seen for who you are, not being understood.
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Otherwise, we should be crying out in anguish every moment of every day at the evil around us.
Fiction book (1990) -
I understand your anguish, my son... but you must not let it harden your heart.
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My mental turmoil and anguish were too great for my mind to bear.
Fiction book (1991) -
It has become a nation that serves a few while ignoring the anguish of the many.
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The anguish of the Earth absorbs eyes, till beauty shines in all that we can see.
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"His breath came in short spasms of anguish as he replayed the scene."
Fiction book (1991) -
Her face was a mask of such anguish that Pitt felt it was intrusive.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.8
A deep sad feeling caused by losing someone or something
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2.8
A feeling of great unhappiness and suffering
240
3.6
A state of very strong pain, worry or serious trouble
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7.2
Very strong mental or physical pain that is hard to bear
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3.9
A very strong physical or mental pain
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5.6
Great physical or mental pain someone feels
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7.5
A strong long-lasting pain in the mind from worry or trauma
A very severe physical or emotional pain someone feels
A feeling of pain too strong to describe in words
Feeling pain in the body or mind
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Compounds
How Painful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Anguish comes from the Latin words angustia 'tightness' and angere 'to choke', so picture your chest being squeezed; that image helps you remember that anguish means very deep mental or physical pain.