anguished

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæŋgwɪʃt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(anggwisht)


anguish
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Sense: Noun: distress
Synonyms:
distress Collocations, torment, grief Collocations, agony, pain Collocations, misery Collocations, sadness Collocations, sorrow Collocations, angst, woe Collocations (literary), suffering Collocations, mourning Collocations, heartbreak, heartache, hurt Collocations, anxiety Collocations, worry Collocations, torture, psychological torture, ache Collocations
Sense: Verb: feel sorrow - often followed by 'over'
Synonyms:
grieve Collocations, mourn, sorrow Collocations, agonize, agonise (UK), suffer Collocations, hurt Collocations, ache Collocations, be sorrowful, be tortured, go through agonies, be distressed, be in distress, be in pain, be anxious, stress Collocations (informal), stress out (informal), get stressed out (informal)
Sense: Verb: cause sorrow
Synonyms:
torment, rack Collocations, torture, afflict, agonize, agonise (UK), plague Collocations, cause sb anguish, cause sb pain, inflict suffering on, make sb suffer, cause sb sorrow


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