anguished

19 7.0

Feeling very upset and in deep emotional pain

adjective
/ˈæŋɡwɪʃt/

: angustiado

Sometimes, they said, a good night's sleep was all that stood between an anguished person and suicide.
anguished cry

The the piece is entitled The anguished fallout.

Examples

But he still says and in very anguished terms, why is it, God, if I know this stuff about you, that I don't sense your presence?
I stayed long enough to hear one long, anguished female wail, the call of someone in genuine despair.

Fiction book (1990)
But in both cases, the women live anguished with fear and of not being able to feed their kids or not having a boy.
Why does that bother you so?" Ice Fire turned anguished eyes on him.

Fiction book (1990)
I'm just as tortured, just as anguished as you.

Camelot (1967)
And for a moment, the pain was muted by an anguished sense of relief.

Fiction book (1996)
He's anguished and alone after his father's death.

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017)
'It was a woman's voice, and it was such an anguished, heart-wrenching sound 'that I was totally arrested by its sadness.'

Another Woman (1988)
When Lem heard his son's anguished cry, he started to trot around the bog.

Fiction book (1994)
He sat in an anguished silence, unable to express the pain he felt inside.

Synonyms

distraught

vsanguished

86 7.2

Being very upset and worried so you cannot think clearly

is severe emotional pain but less about loss of clear thinking

stricken

vsanguished

48 8.0

Seriously affected by illness, disaster, or strong feeling

is focused on intense emotional pain rather than varied serious effects

distressed

vsanguished

35 2.9

Feeling very upset, worried, or hurt

is focused on deep emotional pain rather than general anxiety

inconsolable

vsanguished

10 7.2

Very sad and not able to be comforted

is severe emotional pain but may be comforted over time

pained

vsanguished

5 4.9

Feeling hurt, upset or uncomfortable

is stronger and more severe emotional pain than mild hurt

harrowed

vsanguished

1 7.7

Very upset and shocked after seeing or experiencing something terrible

is similar but denotes severe emotional pain generally, not only aftermath

agonized

vsanguished

6.3

Feeling very strong pain or deep worry

is severe emotional pain but not always as extreme

tortured

vsanguished

Offensive

6.6

Feeling deep emotional pain and distress

is severe emotional pain with slightly less emphasis on prolonged torment

tormented

vsanguished

NSFW

7.0

Feeling very strong pain in the mind or body

is mainly severe emotional pain rather than ongoing physical harm

suffering

vsanguished

2.8

Feeling pain in the body or mind

is specifically severe emotional pain rather than broader hardship

afflicted

vsanguished

5.9

Suffering from pain, illness, or trouble

is specifically severe emotional pain rather than general affliction

Antonyms

content

108 1.0

A feeling of being happy with what you have

untroubled

4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

How Distressed

desperate

704 3.3

anguished

19 7.0

distressed

35 2.9

upset

∞ 1.0

uneasy

98 3.2

Surface Forms

anguished positive

Morphology

anguished = anguish (transparent) = anguish + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'anguish' with the past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed', so the meaning 'feeling anguish' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word anguished comes from the old Latin verb angere, which means 'to choke' or 'to tighten'. Imagine a tight, painful feeling inside your chest — that's why anguished describes strong emotional pain or distress, a feeling close to being anxious.