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anguish
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anguish
(noun)
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anguish
/
ˈ
æŋgwɪʃ/
noun
anguish
/
ˈ
æŋgwɪʃ/
noun
Learner's definition of ANGUISH
[
noncount
]
:
extreme suffering, grief, or pain
tears/cries of
anguish
He experienced the
anguish
of divorce after 10 years of marriage.
mental
anguish
They watched
in anguish
as fire spread through the house.
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— anguished
/
ˈ
æŋgwɪʃt/
adjective
[
more anguished; most anguished
]
She looked at me with an
anguished
expression.
I will never forget their
anguished
cries.
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