Definition of Anguish

1. Noun. Extreme mental distress.

Exact synonyms: Torment, Torture
Generic synonyms: Distress, Hurt, Suffering
Derivative terms: Torment, Torture

2. Verb. Suffer great pains or distress. "Sam and Sue anguish over the results of the experiment"
Generic synonyms: Suffer

3. Noun. Extreme distress of body or mind.
Generic synonyms: Distress

4. Verb. Cause emotional anguish or make miserable. "The bad news will anguish him"; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
Exact synonyms: Hurt, Pain
Generic synonyms: Discomfit, Discompose, Disconcert, Untune, Upset
Specialized synonyms: Break Someone's Heart, Agonise, Agonize, Try, Excruciate, Rack, Torment, Torture
Causes: Suffer
Derivative terms: Hurt, Pain, Pain, Pain

Definition of Anguish

1. n. Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

2. v. t. To distress with extreme pain or grief.

Definition of Anguish

1. Noun. Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To suffer pain. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To cause to suffer pain. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anguish

1. to suffer extreme pain [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anguish

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