anguish has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] (psychology) extreme mental distress

Synonyms

torture torment

Used in print

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

Joel came and sat mutely with her , sharing her pain and anguish , averting his eyes from the ice_packs on her bosom .

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

If , however , it would help to intensify your anguish , I can delimit the powers of a_few of the divinities you 've affronted and describe the punishment they meted_out in one analogous instance .

Related terms

distress pain torment

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[ noun ] extreme distress of body or mind

Used in print

(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)

Secondly , to find a learned diversion and a pleasing joke in More 's account of the stupid brutalities of early sixteenth century wars , of the anguish of the poor and dispossessed , of the insolence and cruelty of the rich and powerful requires a callousness toward suffering and sin that would be surprising in a moral imbecile and most surprising in More himself .

Related terms

trouble pain

3
[ verb ] suffer great pains or distress

Related terms

suffer

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[ verb ] cause emotional anguish or make miserable

Synonyms

hurt pain

Examples

"It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"

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