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1. anguish
noun. ['ˈæŋgwɪʃ'] extreme mental distress.
Synonyms
- torture
- suffering
- distress
- hurt
Antonyms
- worst
- inactivity
- best
- refrain
Etymology
- anguishe (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Anguish
- darwish
- distinguish
- jaquish
- relinquish
- relinquish
- vanquish
How do you pronounce anguish?
Pronounce anguish as ˈæŋgwɪʃ.
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Sentences with anguish
1. Noun, singular or mass
Most people know the anguish that an ant problem within their home can cause.
2. Adjective
Dwelling on your break-up will only cause you further anguish and heartache.
Quotes about anguish
1. As I write, I control my anxiety and anguish thanks to the invaluable aid of irony and humor. But every night I am subdued by an anxiety that knows no irony, and I must wait until the next day to rediscover the blend of anguish and humor that characterizes my writing and that generates my style.
- Enrique Vila-Matas
2. Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.
- Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
3. The beauty of the world...has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.
- Virginia Woolf
2. anguish
noun. ['ˈæŋgwɪʃ'] extreme distress of body or mind.
Antonyms
- forbid
Etymology
- anguishe (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. anguish
verb. ['ˈæŋgwɪʃ'] suffer great pains or distress.
Antonyms
- functional disorder
Etymology
- anguishe (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. anguish
verb. ['ˈæŋgwɪʃ'] cause emotional anguish or make miserable.
Synonyms
- torment
- agonise
- torture
- rack
- try
- suffer
- excruciate
- untune
- upset
- agonize
- pain
- disconcert
- break someone's heart
- discompose
- hurt
Antonyms
- be full
- be well
- enjoy
- better
Etymology
- anguishe (Middle English (1100-1500))