Synonyms for anguished

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : ang-gwisht

Phonetic Transcription : ˈæŋ gwɪʃt

Top 10 synonyms for anguished

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Définition 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

Antonyms for anguished

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