anguished

adjective

an·guished ˈaŋ-gwisht How to pronounce anguished (audio)

: suffering anguish : tormented

the anguished martyrs

: expressing anguish : agonized

anguished cries

Example Sentences

the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow

Recent Examples on the Web This time, Schrader’s anguished protagonist with a mysterious past is played by Joel Edgerton, who stars opposite Sigourney Weaver and Quintessa Swindell.

Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 The decision to preserve the scene has been the source of anguished debate in the four-and-a-half years since the shooting, which also injured 17.

Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2022 At an anguished moment, Jama summons the courage to confront a human mob seeking vengeance.

Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 22 July 2022 Visiting Uvalde on Sunday, Biden mourned privately for three-plus hours with anguished families.

Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2022 Visiting Uvalde on Sunday, Biden mourned privately for three-plus hours with anguished families.

Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2022 The overall impression is of a world alive in a subversive and meddlesome manner, correlating with Conor’s anguished sense of powerlessness.

Celia Wren, Washington Post, 30 May 2022 An anguished soul-searching over Texas’ gun culture and permissive gun laws is unfolding across the latest community to be shattered by a shooter’s rampage.

New York Times, 29 May 2022 See More

anguished 1 of 2

adjective

as in mournful

expressing or suggesting mourning an anguished cry the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow

Synonyms & Similar Words

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mournful
weeping
heartbroken
funeral
grieving
wailing
agonized
bitter
tearful
sorrowful
plaintive
melancholy
aching
sad
unhappy
regretful
doleful
lamentable
crying
sorry
lugubrious
depressed
rueful
bewailing
plangent
dolorous
somber
deploring
bemoaning
woeful
keening
bleak
groaning
funereal
dark
morbid
heartsick
dejected
moaning
disconsolate
dispirited
despondent
elegiac
inconsolable
pathetic
crestfallen
miserable
moody
dolesome
downcast
forlorn
suffering
howling
woebegone
darkening
downcast
downhearted
careworn
bawling
brokenhearted
glum
gloomy
desolate
downhearted
bleeding
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sullen
piteous
morose
heartsore
cheerless
yammering
black
wretched
pessimistic
gray
glum
joyless
gloomy
triste
elegiacal
saturnine
low
low-spirited
dismal
comfortless
dirgelike
sombre
dreary
grey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

triumphant
joyful
happy
cheerful
delighted
joyous
smiling
laughing
cheery
bright
exulting
rejoicing
mirthful
blissful
hopeful
blithe
rapturous
merry
optimistic
buoyant
ecstatic
giddy
encouraging
lighthearted
jolly
rhapsodic
cheering
glorying
euphoric
blithesome
heady
exhilarated
elated
jocund
rhapsodical

anguished

2 of 2

verb

past tense of anguish

as in plagued

to cause persistent suffering to she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

plagued
afflicted
persecuted
tortured
agonized
tormented
besieged
troubled
cursed
attacked
harrowed
bothered
bedeviled
beset
racked
stung
disturbed
exasperated
overwhelmed
annoyed
excruciated
irritated
pained
worried
agitated
distressed
aggravated
vexed
struck
upset
harried
grieved
disquieted
assailed
oppressed
pursued
dogged
peeved
harassed
flustered
perturbed
discomforted
irked
stressed
hurt
hounded
badgered
riled
nettled
strained
victimized
discomposed
chafed
griped
rasped
molested
pestered
stabbed
tried
rid
bugged
tyrannized
grated
galled
piqued
crushed
rode
panged
martyred
put out
overpowered
pricked
smarted
wrung
smote
vext
got
hagrode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

assisted
relieved
aided
helped
abetted
comforted
delivered
released
contented
soothed
consoled
quieted
solaced
reprieved
succored

as in grieved

to feel deep sadness or mental pain I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

grieved
ached
sighed
mourned
agonized
sorrowed
sobbed
cried
wept
tormented
groaned
suffered
hurt
tortured
ate one's heart out
moaned
bled
smarted
bewailed
lamented
tore one's hair
blubbered
howled
deplored
regretted
racked
bemoaned
bawled
keened
wailed
languished
rued
yowled
yammered
longed (for)
pined (away)
took on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

laughed
exulted
rejoiced
cheered
delighted
ravished
comforted
gloried
sympathized
reassured
triumphed
beamed
assured
consoled
crowed
cheered
soothed
joyed
solaced
commiserated

单词	anguished
释义	anguished adjective an·guished ˈaŋ-gwisht 1 : suffering anguish : tormented the anguished martyrs 2 : expressing anguish : agonized anguished cries Synonyms aching agonized bemoaning bewailing bitter deploring doleful dolesome dolorous funeral grieving heartbroken lamentable lugubrious mournful plaintive plangent regretful rueful sorrowful sorry wailing weeping woeful See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow Recent Examples on the Web This time, Schrader’s anguished protagonist with a mysterious past is played by Joel Edgerton, who stars opposite Sigourney Weaver and Quintessa Swindell. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 The decision to preserve the scene has been the source of anguished debate in the four-and-a-half years since the shooting, which also injured 17. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2022 At an anguished moment, Jama summons the courage to confront a human mob seeking vengeance. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 22 July 2022 Visiting Uvalde on Sunday, Biden mourned privately for three-plus hours with anguished families. Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2022 Visiting Uvalde on Sunday, Biden mourned privately for three-plus hours with anguished families. Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2022 Visiting Uvalde on Sunday, Biden mourned privately for three-plus hours with anguished families. Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2022 The overall impression is of a world alive in a subversive and meddlesome manner, correlating with Conor’s anguished sense of powerlessness. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 30 May 2022 An anguished soul-searching over Texas’ gun culture and permissive gun laws is unfolding across the latest community to be shattered by a shooter’s rampage. New York Times, 29 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English anguysched, from past participle of anguischen "to anguish entry 2" First Known Use 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition anguished adjective an·guished ˈaŋ-gwisht : expressing physical or emotional pain an anguished cry anguished 1 of 2 adjective as in mournful expressing or suggesting mourning an anguished cry the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mournful weeping heartbroken funeral grieving wailing agonized bitter tearful sorrowful plaintive melancholy aching sad unhappy regretful doleful lamentable crying sorry lugubrious depressed rueful bewailing plangent dolorous somber deploring bemoaning woeful keening bleak groaning funereal dark morbid heartsick dejected moaning disconsolate dispirited despondent elegiac inconsolable pathetic crestfallen miserable moody dolesome downcast forlorn suffering howling woebegone darkening downcast downhearted careworn bawling brokenhearted glum gloomy desolate downhearted bleeding miserable sullen piteous morose heartsore cheerless yammering black wretched pessimistic gray glum joyless gloomy triste elegiacal saturnine low low-spirited dismal comfortless dirgelike sombre dreary grey Antonyms & Near Antonyms triumphant joyful happy cheerful delighted joyous smiling laughing cheery bright exulting rejoicing mirthful blissful hopeful blithe rapturous merry optimistic buoyant ecstatic giddy encouraging lighthearted jolly rhapsodic cheering glorying euphoric blithesome heady exhilarated elated jocund rhapsodical See More anguished 2 of 2 verb past tense of anguish 1 as in plagued to cause persistent suffering to she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war Synonyms & Similar Words plagued afflicted persecuted tortured agonized tormented besieged troubled cursed attacked harrowed bothered bedeviled beset racked stung disturbed exasperated overwhelmed annoyed excruciated irritated pained worried agitated distressed aggravated vexed struck upset harried grieved disquieted assailed oppressed pursued dogged peeved harassed flustered perturbed discomforted irked stressed hurt hounded badgered riled nettled strained victimized discomposed chafed griped rasped molested pestered stabbed tried rid bugged tyrannized grated galled piqued crushed rode panged martyred put out overpowered pricked smarted wrung smote vext got hagrode Antonyms & Near Antonyms assisted relieved aided helped abetted comforted delivered released contented soothed consoled quieted solaced reprieved succored See More 2 as in grieved to feel deep sadness or mental pain I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards Synonyms & Similar Words grieved ached sighed mourned agonized sorrowed sobbed cried wept tormented groaned suffered hurt tortured ate one's heart out moaned bled smarted bewailed lamented tore one's hair blubbered howled deplored regretted racked bemoaned bawled keened wailed languished rued yowled yammered longed (for) pined (away) took on Antonyms & Near Antonyms laughed exulted rejoiced cheered delighted ravished comforted gloried sympathized reassured triumphed beamed assured consoled crowed cheered soothed joyed solaced commiserated See More
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