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ANGUISH Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word anguish. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word anguish. (close relations)
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torment
verb, nounv, n
noun

• unbearable physical pain

• extreme mental distress

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

• a severe affliction

• the act of harassing someone

verb

• torment emotionally or mentally

• treat cruelly

• subject to torture

torture
verb, nounv, n
noun

• extreme mental distress

• unbearable physical pain

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

• the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

verb

• torment emotionally or mentally

• subject to torture

pain
nounn
noun

• a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

• emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid

• a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

verb

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

affliction
nounn
noun

• a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

• a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

• a cause of great suffering and distress

agonize
verbv
verb

• cause to agonize

• suffer agony or anguish

despair
nounn
noun

• a state in which all hope is lost or absent

• the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

verb

• abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

distress
nounn
noun

• psychological suffering

• a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

• extreme physical pain

• the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

verb

• bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

• cause mental pain to

grief
nounn
noun

• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

• something that causes great unhappiness

heartache
nounn
noun

• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

misery
nounn
noun

• a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

• a feeling of intense unhappiness

sadness
nounn
noun

• emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

• the state of being sad

• the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

sorrow
nounn
noun

• an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

• sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

• something that causes great unhappiness

• the state of being sad

verb

• feel grief

suffer
verbv
verb

• undergo or be subjected to

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• experience (emotional) pain

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• get worse in quality

• be in pain

• feel physical pain

• feel unwell or uncomfortable

• be given to

• undergo or suffer

• be set at a disadvantage

trouble
nounn
noun

• a source of difficulty

• an angry disturbance

• an event causing distress or pain

• an effort that is inconvenient

• a strong feeling of anxiety

• an unwanted pregnancy

verb

• move deeply

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

unhappiness
nounn
noun

• emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

• state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

woe
nounn
noun

• misery resulting from affliction

• intense mournfulness

wretchedness
nounn
noun

• a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

• the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant

• the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry

agony
nounn
noun

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a state of acute pain

calvary
nounn
noun

• any experience that causes intense suffering

• a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

cross
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

• a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• any affliction that causes great suffering

• (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

adjective satellite

• extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

• annoyed and irritable

verb

• travel across or pass over

• meet at a point

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• fold so as to resemble a cross

• to cover or extend over an area or time period

• meet and pass

• trace a line through or across

• breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

Best Hypernyms For ANGUISH

Here is a list of related hypernyms for anguish, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
distress suffering agony discomfit discompose disconcert hurt pain suffer torment untune upset

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