anguish

²anguish

verb

Definition of ANGUISH

intransitive verb

: to suffer anguish

transitive verb

: to cause to suffer anguish

Examples of ANGUISH

1. <she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war>
2. <I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards.>

First Known Use of ANGUISH

14th century

Related to ANGUISH

Synonyms: agonize, afflict, bedevil, beset, besiege, curse, excruciate, harrow, persecute, plague, rack, torment, torture

Related Words: assail, attack; badger, dog, hound, pursue, ride; aggravate, agitate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, distress, disturb, exasperate, gall, get, grate, gripe, hagride, harass, harry, irk, irritate, molest, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, vex; discomfort, discompose, disquiet, fluster, grieve, perturb, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry; crush, oppress, overpower, overwhelm, smite, strike, tyrannize, victimize; hurt, pain, pang, prick, smart, stab, sting, wring; martyr

Near Antonyms: abet, aid, assist, help; deliver, release, relieve, reprieve; comfort, console, content, quiet, solace, soothe, succor

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