as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
an anguished cry the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow
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as in plagued
to cause persistent suffering to
she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war
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as in grieved
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
Almost every day, every spring and summer, yarns from anguished captains attaching photos of their beat-up rudders fill up a Facebook group called Orca Attack Reports, which has more than 60,000 members.
—Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
The long and anguished drives to states with laws not rooted in the 1800s will take the pounds right off.
—Mary McNamara, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The veto override was preceded by anguished debate, as Democrats pleaded with their colleagues to leave Kelly’s veto in place.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2024
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Berry’s anguished mother, Danette Hollie, thanked the bodega owners for their support.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
Almost every day, every spring and summer, yarns from anguished captains attaching photos of their beat-up rudders fill up a Facebook group called Orca Attack Reports, which has more than 60,000 members.
—Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
The long and anguished drives to states with laws not rooted in the 1800s will take the pounds right off.
—Mary McNamara, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The veto override was preceded by anguished debate, as Democrats pleaded with their colleagues to leave Kelly’s veto in place.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Anguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anguished. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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