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   An·guished

   /ˈaNGɡwiSHt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain or suffering: "he gave an anguished cry"

   Word Origin early 17th century: past participle of anguish (verb) in the rare sense ‘distress with severe mental or physical pain’, from Old French anguissier, from ecclesiastical Latin angustiare ‘to distress’, from Latin angustia.

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   The meaning of ANGUISH is extreme pain, distress, or anxiety. How to use anguish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Anguish.

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   4 days ago · Definition of 'anguish' Word Frequency. anguish. (æŋgwɪʃ ) uncountable noun. Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain. Mark looked at him in anguish. Synonyms: suffering, pain, torture, distress More Synonyms of anguish. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Video: pronunciation of. anguish.

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   See anguish in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: anguish. Definition of anguish noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to anguished. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of anguished. TORTUROUS. Synonyms. torturous. torturing. painful. agonizing. racking. cruel. anguishing. tormenting. distressing. distressful. excruciating. miserable. harrowing. tormented. distressed.

6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › anguishanguish | meaning of anguish in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English an‧guish /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/ noun [ uncountable] written mental or physical suffering caused by extreme pain or worry the anguish of not knowing what had happened to her —anguished adjective an anguished cry for help Examples from the Corpus anguish • She sat for a while, checking an anguish which made h...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishANGUISH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   extreme suffering, especially mental suffering: It's the anguish of knowing that I can do nothing to help. anguished. adjective [ always before noun ] anguished parents. (Definition of anguish from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of anguish. in Chinese (Traditional) （肉體或精神上的）極度痛苦，劇痛，悲痛… See more.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › anguish_nanguish, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   A place, state, or situation of ongoing and seemingly endless suffering or misery; ( hyperbolical) an extremely unpleasant situation. Torture, torment, anguish; an instance of this. Emotional pain or anguish; an instance or expression of this. Also literal: †pain in the region of the heart, esp. heartburn ( obsolete ).