harrowed

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.

• The survivor's harrowed expression revealed the emotional toll of his experiences during the war.

• She sat silently, her harrowed face showing the weight of grief she had been carrying.

Synonyms

S

stricken

vsharrowed

72 8.0

Seriously affected by illness, disaster, or strong feeling

is distress tied to a difficult experience rather than a sudden overwhelming event

T

tortured

vsharrowed

• Offensive

64 6.6

Feeling deep emotional pain and distress

is extreme distress often tied to a single difficult experience

D

distressed

vsharrowed

49 2.9

Feeling very upset, worried, or hurt

is a stronger, more tormenting state linked to a very hard experience

S

suffering

vsharrowed

27 2.8

Feeling pain in the body or mind

is a more extreme, tormenting reaction usually caused by a difficult event

T

tormented

vsharrowed

• NSFW

27 7.0

Feeling very strong pain in the mind or body

is intense distress that often follows a hard experience rather than ongoing torment

A

anguished

vsharrowed

16 7.0

Feeling very upset and in deep emotional pain

is distress focused on a past difficult experience rather than present inner pain

W

wretched

vsharrowed

12 5.7

Extremely unhappy and suffering a lot

is inner torment and troubled feeling rather than general outward misery

A

agonized

vsharrowed

• US

5 6.3

Feeling very strong pain or deep worry

is distress that can come from a past traumatic event rather than a brief crisis

H

horror-stricken

vsharrowed

1 7.2

Feeling very shocked and afraid after seeing something frightening

is distress from prolonged torment rather than immediate shock or terror

Antonyms

C

calm

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

U

untroubled

5 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

How Distressed

harrowed

1 7.7

distressed

49 2.9

upset

∞ 1.0

uneasy

92 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology