anguished

[ ang-gwisht ]

adjective

1. feeling, showing, or accompanied by anguish.
2. resulting from or produced by anguish.

ˈanguished

/ ˈæŋɡwɪʃt /

adjective

1. feeling or expressing anguish

Other Words From

• non·anguished adjective
• un·anguished adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anguished¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; anguish, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Pictures from the scene showed anguished parents outside the hospital.

From BBC

For 40 hours, the anguished 28-year-old mother prayed for doctors to help her get home to her daughter; all the while, her uterus remained exposed to bacteria.

From Salon

Judge Geraint Walters told the court he had "anguished" over Bell’s sentencing.

From BBC

Democrats have spent the past two weeks in anguished soul-searching over their president’s political future.

From BBC

Post-“Fargo”: Dramatic roles in “Black Panther,” “Sherlock” and the recent U.K. series “The Responder,” which stars Freeman as an anguished cop.

From Los Angeles Times

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