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adj. Feeling, expressing, or caused by anguish: anguished victims of the earthquake; anguished screams for help.

v. Simple past tense and past participle of anguish.

adj. Experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.

adj. suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or anxiety.

Affected by anguish; expressing or caused by anguish.

adj. experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

"His expression anguished, he rested one hand on her head, the other tightly covering her nape, guiding her head back."

sorrowful   

suffering    tormented   

anguish   

languished   

wordless    piteous    plaintive    high-pitched    strident    long-drawn    heartrending    soundless    incredulous    breathy