noun
- severe mental or physical pain; extreme distress or suffering
verb
- to cause or experience severe mental or physical pain
Usage: often used in passive voice or as past participle
Examples
- The mother felt deep anguish when her son went missing.
- He cried out in anguish after hearing the terrible news.
- The decision caused her great mental anguish.
- She was anguished by the loss of her best friend.
- His face showed the anguish he felt inside.
- The family’s anguish was evident at the funeral.
- Years of poverty had anguished the entire community.