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Synonyms for anguish

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ang-gwish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæŋ gwɪʃ

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Définition of anguish

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.)).
  • noun severe upset or pain
Example sentences :
  • We learn nothing, we take no forward step, except as we are whipped to it by anguish.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • There was anguish in the cry torn from the girl's throat in the sudden access of despair.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Twice she cried in anguish to Allis that she must go in; must see her husband.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Her anguish was redoubled by this mysterious and inexplicable struggle within her.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • His loss had the bitterness of defeat, with the anguish of a baffled passion.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The anguish of that question thrilled the heart of the listener.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Let me spare you, at least, the pain your generous nature must feel in my anguish.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • As she smiled and listened, Evelyn dreamed not of the anguish she inflicted.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • But such an alleviation of my anguish is forbidden to my reason.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The parson was acutely moved for the anguish he had not probed.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

Antonyms for anguish

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