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anguishnoun a state of great suffering of body or mindas a new teacher, she was in real anguish over the decision to report the cheating affliction, agony, distress, excruciation, hurt, misery, pain, rack, strait(s), torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe discomfortcross, crucible, trialheartache, heartbreak, joylessness, sadness, sorrow, unhappinessemergency, pinchasperity, difficulty, hardship, rigorache, pang, smarting, soreness, stitch, throe, twingedanger, jeopardy, trouble comfort, consolation, solacealleviation, assuagement, ease, reliefpeace, securitywell-being deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something lovedwords can't express my anguish at losing my cat affliction, dolefulness, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sorriness, sorrow, woe agony, distress, pain, suffering, tormentblue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolateness, desolation, despair, despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, distress, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, misery, mopes, oppression, sorrowfulness, unhappiness, woefulness, wretchednesscontrition, guilt, regret, remorse, rue, self-reproach, shamemelancholia, self-pity blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, pleasure, rapture, rapturousness gaiety(also gayety), gayness, humor, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulnesshopefulness, optimism, sunninessenjoymentcontent, contentedness, contentment anguishverbto cause persistent suffering toshe was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war afflict, agonize, bedevil, beset, besiege, curse, excruciate, harrow, persecute, plague, rack, torment, torture assail, attackbadger, dog, hound, pursue, rideaggravate, agitate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, distress, disturb, exasperate, gall, get, grate, gripe, hagride, harass, harry, irk, irritate, molest, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, vexdiscomfort, discompose, disquiet, fluster, grieve, perturb, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worrycrush, oppress, overpower, overwhelm, smite, strike, tyrannize, victimizehurt, pain, pang, prick, smart, stab, sting, wringmartyr abet, aid, assist, helpdeliver, release, relieve, reprievecomfort, console, content, quiet, solace, soothe, succor to feel deep sadness or mental painI anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards agonize, bleed, grieve, hurt, mourn, sorrow, suffer ache, long (for), pine (away), sigh, smartrack, torment, torturebemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, ruebawl, blubber, cry, groan, howl, keen, moan, sob, take on, wail, weep, yammer, yowllanguishregret eat one's heart out, tear one's hair beam, cheer, crow, delight, exult, glory, joy, laugh, ravish, rejoice, triumphassure, cheer, comfort, commiserate, console, reassure, solace, soothe, sympathize n.sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, regret mean distress of mind.sorrow implies a sense of loss or a sense of guilt and remorse.a family united in sorrow upon the patriarch's death grief implies poignant sorrow for an immediate cause.the inexpressible grief of the bereaved parents anguish suggests torturing grief or dread.the anguish felt by the parents of the kidnapped child woe is deep or inconsolable grief or misery.cries of woe echoed throughout the bombed city regret implies pain caused by deep disappointment, fruitless longing, or unavailing remorse.nagging regret for missed opportunities in the 13th century |