Anguish

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment. See Synonyms at regret.
  • v. To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
  • verb-intransitive. To feel or suffer anguish.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
  • v. To suffer pain.
  • v. To cause to suffer pain.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
  • v. To distress with extreme pain or grief.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Excruciating or agonizing pain of either body or mind; acute suffering or distress.
  • n. An overwhelming emotion.
  • n. Synonyms Agony, Anguish, Pang, etc. See agony and grief.
  • To distress with excruciating pain or grief.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. suffer great pains or distress
  • n. extreme distress of body or mind
  • v. cause emotional anguish or make miserable
  • n. extreme mental distress
  • Verb Form
    anguished    anguishes    anguishing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    suffer    distress    hurt    suffering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agony    torment    pang    torture    paid    calvary    cross   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    languish   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    agony    dismay    sadness    torment    shame    suffer    indignation    remorse    woe    humiliation