anguishes 1 of 2

noun

plural of anguish
as in pains
a state of great suffering of body or mind as a new teacher, she was in real anguish over the decision to report the cheating

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anguishes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of anguish
1
as in plagues
to cause persistent suffering to she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war

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2
as in grieves
to feel deep sadness or mental pain I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards

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  1. pains
  2. plagues
  3. grieves
  4. distresses
  5. persecutes
  6. aches
  7. agonies
  8. afflicts
Noun
  • Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, then 46, died in 2025 after complaining of severe chest pains.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • And Ford’s Bergg took pains to emphasize that its low price wasn’t coming from where customers would notice.
    — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pains
Verb
  • More bureaucracy — in the form of the new stand-alone Department of Gun Violence Reduction — while well-intentioned, isn’t the panacea to what plagues our city, especially as whoever is appointed head of this new department will enjoy too much independence from the mayor.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Odd moment plagues fourth quarter As the Knicks held on to their fairly sizable lead, a fan ran onto the court, tried to take a selfie with Wembanyama but was quickly apprehended by security.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Definition of plagues
Verb
  • On his death bed, de Boeldieu accepts the fortunes of war as Von Ruffenstein grieves.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
  • As Wabasha grieves, Hust said coming together in prayer and support is the first step in what will be a long healing process.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of grieves
Noun
  • Pain, infection, medication side effects, and other physical and emotional distresses may be expressed through shouting, intimidating gestures, kicking, pushing, or punching.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
Definition of distresses
Verb
  • China, which jails human rights activists in Hong Kong, persecutes Uyghurs, has killed hundreds of thousands of Tibetans and has committed genocide against the Falun Gong, is on the UN Human Rights Council.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In Russia, the civilian repressive apparatus persecutes the military, which leaps at every chance for revenge.
    — Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of persecutes
Verb
  • Of those infected, 80% do not experience symptoms, but one in five develops flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache or body aches.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Symptoms may include fever, fatigue, rash, headache, body aches, nausea and vomiting.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of aches
Noun
  • Sadly, in discouraging all the phantom agonies, FIFA inadvertently seems to have done away with the equally farcical phenomenon that is Magic Spray®.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
  • The reticence of Cartland’s heroes belies agonies of loneliness.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Definition of agonies
Verb
  • Advertisement Mission hijacking in the nonprofit space A similar overcrowding afflicts the pro-democracy space today.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • These men have arrived here on a wave of isolation that’s swept the country since the pandemic and afflicts boys and men of all ages.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
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