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The lost puppy caused the family anguish.
What does Anguish mean?
Anguish means deep emotional pain or distress.
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Deep pain, sadness, or distress.
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The character felt anguish after making a difficult choice.
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The poem shows anguish through images of silence, darkness, and loss.
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WordAnguish.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningAnguish means deep emotional pain or distress.
ExampleExample: The lost puppy caused the family anguish.
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- Syllables
- ang · gwish
- Strongest beat
- ang
- Ending
- gwish
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on ang.
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Synonyms
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distressUse for strong worry, pain, or suffering.
sufferingUse for physical or emotional pain.
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Anguish word family
Base word
anguish
adjective
anguished
Feeling or showing deep distress.
verb
anguishing
Suffering deep pain or distress.
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