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Anguish Common

Anguish has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

extreme mental distress

"She sat silently, her face twisted by anguish as she waited for news from the hospital."

2

extreme distress of body or mind

"The news of his accident filled her with such anguish that she could barely breathe."

3

Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

"She winced in anguish as the sharp needle pierced her skin during the vaccination."

Verb
1

suffer great pains or distress

"The mother watched her child fall from the tree, filling her heart with anguish as she screamed for help."

2

cause emotional anguish or make miserable

"It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"

3

To suffer pain.

"The baby's wail of anguish filled the room as he cried from a broken toy."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The genealogy book listed Anguish as a rare English surname among the early settlers of Virginia."

See Also
torment anxiety heartbreaking anger shriek angst suffer anxious
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
distress suffer upset
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
break someone's heart agonize try torment
Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish
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