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anguish
What does anguish mean?
anguish (noun): extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use anguish in a sentence?
- It took years to overcome the anguish from my wife's death. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce anguish?
/ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does anguish come from?
From Middle English angwissh, anguishe, angoise, from Anglo-Norman anguise, anguisse.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of anguish?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “anguish” mean?
extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering
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accordance with moral principles; conformity of behavior or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct
Not quite: that's what virtue means.
a shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation
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a small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
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Which word is closest in meaning to “anguish”?
torment
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