mental anguish
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈmɛntəl ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
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angustia mental
- The physical pain, though it would stay with him for days, would prove minor compared to the mental anguish of having yet again lost one of the dearest people in his life.
- mental anguish and suffering
If you only knew the mental anguish people go through just accepting their queerness.
- If you only knew the mental anguish people go through just accepting their queerness.
- I do like the idea of the whole like mental anguish that the characters go through in a lot of Russian classics, or at least so I've heard.
- Isolation, mental anguish, idleness, bullying, self harm, violence, suicide.
- Or the scamming or the scamming, you know, or the boxing or the, but the burnout, yes, the mental anguish, yes.
- Like, that was a lot of the, the mental anguish I went through as a kid is that I was not the, the boy and man that that was promoted.
Examples
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Once Frank leaves the room, Bea's somewhat humorous tone darkens as she works to describe in verbal images the mental anguish she experienced.
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Only she could not know which pain was greater: the physical or the mental anguish.
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I mean, a significant number of these people are just people that are in mental anguish, pure and simple.
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No amount of money is worth the mental anguish of guilt and shame and regret.
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If you only knew the mental anguish people go through just accepting their queerness.
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I recognise that the honourable lady has faced a week of mental anguish and despair herself.
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He experienced deep mental anguish after the loss of his beloved pet.
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Many people suffer from mental anguish due to unresolved trauma from their past.
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Counseling can help ease the mental anguish that often accompanies anxiety and depression.
Synonyms
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1.8
A deep sad feeling caused by losing someone or something
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3.9
A very strong physical or mental pain
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6.8
A very strong, painful feeling of worry or sadness
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5.6
Great physical or mental pain someone feels
Antonyms
How Distressed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'mental anguish' is directly compositional: 'mental' (relating to the mind) combined with 'anguish' (overwhelming suffering) yields 'suffering of the mind', which a learner who knows both words can infer. This adjectival + noun pattern is common in English and in many other languages, so the phrase is transparently interpretable by a B1 learner.
Etymology
Mental anguish joins mental (the mind) and anguish (a word that once described a tight, choking pain). Imagine your thoughts being squeezed by worry, and that image shows why it means 'deep and lasting pain in the mind'.