Anguish
ahd-5
noun.
Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment.
synonym
:
regret
.
intransitive verb.
To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
intransitive verb.
To feel or suffer anguish.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Excruciating or agonizing pain of either body or mind; acute suffering or distress.
noun.
An overwhelming emotion.
noun.
Synonyms
Agony, Anguish, Pang
, etc. See
agony
and
grief.
To distress with excruciating pain or grief.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
transitive verb.
To distress with extreme pain or grief.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Extreme
pain
, either of body or mind;
excruciating
distress
.
verb.
To
suffer
pain
.
verb.
To cause to suffer pain.
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verb.
suffer great pains or distress
noun.
extreme distress of body or mind
verb.
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
noun.
extreme mental distress
Word Usage
"a little hope, but the hope died, and anguish, anguish, _anguish_ took its place."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
distress
hurt
suffer
suffering
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
languish
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
agony
dismay
distress
embarrassment
humiliation
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
ache
aching heart
afflict
affliction
aggrieve
verb-form
anguished
anguishes
anguishing