Anguish - English meaning

noun

Extreme physical or mental suffering.

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He crashed to the ground in agony

noun

Extreme physical or mental pain or suffering, or a period of such suffering

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[ u ] they put her on painkillers, but they didn’t do enough, and she was in agony.

noun

Extreme physical or mental pain or suffering

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She lay there screaming in agony., i was in an agony of suspense., we've both suffered agonies of g…

noun

A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.

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The existential angst of the middle classes

noun

Strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems

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All my children went through a period of late-adolescent angst.

noun

A state of complete emptiness or destruction.

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The stony desolation of the desert

noun

The state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed

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A scene of desolation

noun

The state of feeling sad and alone

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A feeling of utter desolation

noun

The complete loss or absence of hope.

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A voice full of self-hatred and despair

verb

Lose or be without hope.

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We should not despair

noun

A feeling of being without hope or of not being able to improve a situation

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A few sad moments doesn’t imply feelings of despair., she flung up her arms in despair and wailed.,…

noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

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To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb

Another term for distraint.

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

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Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

noun

Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.

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She was overcome with grief

noun

Very great sadness, esp. at the death of someone

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It took her years to get over her grief at the death of her mother., fig. i had no idea that forget…

noun

Emotional anguish or grief, typically caused by the loss or absence of someone loved.

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The familiar pang of heartache

noun

Overwhelming distress.

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An unforgettable tale of joy and heartbreak

noun

A feeling of great sadness

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They endured the heartbreak of watching two of their children die of the disease., the final scene,…

idiom

An extremely unpleasant place or situation

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Soldiers who survived the war described it as hell on earth.

noun

A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort.

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A man who had brought her nothing but misery

noun

Great unhappiness

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[ u ] with the rice harvest, hope is sprouting amid the misery.

noun

Highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury.

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She's in great pain

verb

Cause mental or physical pain to.

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It pains me to say this

noun

(in catholic doctrine) a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven.

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All her sins were forgiven and she would not need to go to purgatory

adjective

Having the quality of cleansing or purifying.

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Infernal punishments are purgatory and medicinal

noun

The place to which roman catholics believe that the spirits of dead people go and suffer for the evil acts that they did while they were alive, before they are able to go to heaven

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I've been on a diet for two weeks now, and it's purgatory!

noun

A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.

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A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow

verb

Feel or display deep distress.

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A woman had cried all night, sorrowing over the death of her husband

noun

A feeling of great sadness or regret, or something that causes this feeling

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[ u ] the english language does not contain the words to express the sorrow i feel.

noun

The state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.

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Weapons that cause unnecessary suffering

verb

Experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).

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He suffered intense pain

noun

Severe physical or mental suffering.

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Their deaths have left both families in torment

verb

Cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering.

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He was tormented by jealousy

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain

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[ u ] after three days of torment, she went to a dentist., [ c ] that child acts like it’s a tormen…

noun

The action or practice of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something.

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The torture of political prisoners

verb

Inflict severe pain or suffering on.

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Most of the victims had been brutally tortured

noun

An injury or severe mental pain

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[ c ] all drivers suffer the tortures of traffic and bad weather., [ u ] the museum has many exampl…

noun

The feeling of not being happy; sadness.

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I've seen too much unhappiness caused by broken marriages

noun

The quality of being sad or not satisfied

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There is widespread unhappiness with the government's economic, foreign and trade policies., she ta…

noun

Great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically).

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The everton tale of woe continued

noun

The state of being unpleasant or of low quality

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He couldn't stand the wretchedness of life at home., they were doomed to a life of wretchedness and…