Definition & Meaning of "anguish"in English

Anguish

a state of extreme physical pain or mental distress

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Plural form

anguishes

Examples

The news of the accident brought her profound anguish as she waited for updates on her loved ones.

to anguish

to experience intense physical or emotional pain or distress

Grammatical Information

State verb

Regular

Present tense

anguish

3rd person singular

anguishes

Past simple

anguished

Past participle

anguished

suffer great pains or distress

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