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Antonyms for anguished


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : ang-gwisht
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæŋ gwɪʃt



Definition of anguished

Origin :
  • c.1200, "acute bodily or mental suffering," from Old French anguisse, angoisse "choking sensation, distress, anxiety, rage," from Latin angustia (plural angustiae) "tightness, straitness, narrowness;" figuratively "distress, difficulty," from ang(u)ere "to throttle, torment" (see anger (v.)).
  • As in miserable : adj unhappy, depressed
  • As in mournful : adj sorrowful
  • As in tragic : adj catastrophic, very bad
  • As in uncomfortable : adj distressed, upset
  • As in uneasy : adj awkward, uncomfortable
  • As in woeful : adj terrible, sad
  • As in pained : adj upset
  • As in troubled : adj worried
  • As in grief-stricken : adj sad, sorrowful
  • As in mourn : verb be sad over loss
  • As in pain : verb bother, trouble
  • As in excruciate : verb afflict
  • As in fret : verb worry, be annoyed
Example sentences :
  • He looked kind of mottled and anguished, but I guess he'll pull around all right.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She lifted her anguished eyes and looked into his beautiful face.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
  • Often they may live peaceably, anguished with doubt, and distressed for humanity.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • In the end, shocks like these gradually roused him from his anguished abstraction.
  • Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • She crouched on her cot of spruce boughs in anguished misery.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • "But—but I have nothing fit to wear, mamma," she said, in anguished tones.
  • Extract from : « Theo » by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Some guilty misgivings had been mingling with her anguished tears.
  • Extract from : « Memories of Bethany » by John Ross Macduff
  • Had he been the unseen witness of the tears and groans of his anguished sisters?
  • Extract from : « Memories of Bethany » by John Ross Macduff
  • The tenor rose to his feet with the howl of an anguished hyena.
  • Extract from : « Americans All » by Various
  • Impossible to describe their thoughts, or depict their looks, in that anguished hour.
  • Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid

Synonyms for anguished

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