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View synonyms for anguished

anguished

[ ang-gwisht ]

adjective

  1. feeling, showing, or accompanied by anguish.
  2. resulting from or produced by anguish.


ˈanguished

/ ˈæŋɡwɪʃt /

adjective

  1. feeling or expressing anguish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • non·anguished adjective
  • un·anguished adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anguished1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; anguish, -ed 3
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Example Sentences

Whether it continues is now the subject of anguished debate among officials in Washington and European.

There are slideshows, graphics, interactive maps, heartbreaking narratives, anguished family members.

“If You Had My Love” was silky-smooth with just the right amount of anguished yearning.

The kind that involve zero anguished relatives screaming into the uncaring airport terminal void.

Pierce sounded genuinely anguished about the unintended consequences of the bill he supported.

"Oh, ma'amselle," faltered the girl stopping short and looking at Xenie's anguished face.

She disappeared into the inner room where the body was lying, and a few seconds later I heard a low and anguished cry.

How crass and blind had been his anguished spirit when first it quivered under the shock of her disappearance!

Faint and trembling, he gazed down upon her as they strolled along, compelling her soft eyes to meet his anguished ones.

For one moment the white, anguished face rests against his breast, then she opens her eyes and struggles from his clasp.

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