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单词 anguish
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Definition of anguish in English:

anguish

nounˈaŋɡwɪʃˈæŋɡwɪʃ
mass noun
  • Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

    (精神或肉体上的)极度痛苦;剧痛

    she shut her eyes in anguish

    她极为痛苦地闭上了眼睛。

    Philip gave a cry of anguish

    菲利普痛苦地大叫一声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I cried in anguish, but I had to return to my school, a broken but wiser man.
    • Alexander cried out in anguish, but was unable to move away from a final blow.
    • He says the trauma of that day continues to haunt him and has caused him severe mental anguish.
    • Courts have rejected the claims of people who tried to recover damages for pain and suffering and for mental anguish.
    • And when I woke up today, I found a lot of the despair and anguish I had been feeling lately had left me.
    • But if something had happened to me while I was there, I wouldn't have wanted the world to gnash its teeth in anguish and despair over me.
    • I'm glad he no longer has to suffer not only the physical agony but also the mental anguish of rejecting this new world.
    • I was in anguish, feeling the pain of my neighbours who had lost relatives.
    • Rumor infiltrates the camp and Euryalus' mother cries out in anguish at the death of her son.
    • The film depicts how physical and mental anguish can distort our view of reality.
    • But deep down I felt for him because the pain and anguish he and his family went through was immense.
    • My ankle began to throb and I cried out in anguish.
    • I am appealing to all mums and dads, please sit your children down and explain what distress and anguish they cause with their pranks.
    • But when it takes literally years for a full inquest to be staged, families say the pain and anguish they suffer becomes that much worse.
    • I had to bite down on my lip and close my eyes for a moment to keep myself from crying out in anguish.
    • She tried to get up but the stinging pain on her back caused her to cry out in anguish.
    • He dropped to his knees and gathered up handfuls of dust and smeared them on his forehead and chest, crying aloud in anguish.
    • He was unable to speak from exhaustion, physical pain and mental anguish.
    • Her face was set in anguish; eyes squeezed shut, her mouth twisted in sorrow.
    • Wit changes to anguish to make up a very absorbing narrative.
    Synonyms
    agony, pain, torment, torture, suffering, distress, angst, misery, sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, wretchedness, unhappiness, woe, desolation, despair
    the dark night of the soul, purgatory, hell on earth
    literary dolour
verbˈaŋɡwɪʃˈæŋɡwɪʃ
[no object]
  • Be extremely distressed about something.

    感到痛苦

    I spent the next two weeks anguishing about whether I'd made the right decision

    在接下来的两个星期里,我一直在为是否做出了正确决定而苦恼。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She showed him which ones, but he didn't seem all too anguished about it, for he gave her a dismissive wave.
    • A senior diplomat from another council member said his government had heard a similar message and was told not to anguish over whether to vote for war.
    • Kornfeld is also strongly attracted to the idea of a free soul and is anguished by the fact that men are ‘burdened’ by being ‘chained’ to their souls.
    • She was also a deeply religious woman, although non-conformist, and anguished over the plight of prostitutes - women she felt were denied the chance to return to God's grace.
    • You smile so that others won't see what's anguishing you.
    • Well, a lady in that church anguished whether she should tell the pastor.
    • He is anguished to see that it is his mother who is moaning.
    • But while others anguished over what his life meant, Ali had no such trouble: he knew who he was and exactly what he wanted
    • What anguished me most was that I had allowed this to happen to me.
    • Future historians will ask whether a society that anguished over the imposition of ever more absurd politically correct terminology might not have been better employed in curbing some of the excesses of the rock music industry.
    • Many of his supporters were anguished by the political cost of their votes of conscience.
    • It had been precisely five long years since the day they passed away and as much as it anguished her to do so, Callie couldn't bring herself to not acknowledge that.
    • They have anguished over a daughter's headaches and the sight of blood running from the nose of a son who has never suffered from nosebleeds before.
    • To say the least, it is a tragedy generations after generations will anguish about.
    • More time to contemplate and anguish over one of the most difficult decisions a person ever has to make.
    • What if she doesn't understand English and can't smile even if she wants to, I anguished.
    • Ava anguished, stupidly thinking that it'd be easy to just relax around Dianna, but she, Ava was still the prey and Dianna the predator.
    • A firefighter and fire technician with Parks Canada, Taylor uses his unique perspective to capture in anguishing detail the awesome force that is a forest fire.
    • How anguishing this book must have been to an individual so committed to protecting patients.
    • Madeline is devastated by guilt and anguished over her helplessness.
    • Christian is anguished when he loses the money and he has to admit that half of the money belongs to Clym.
    • She was anguishing over it until she felt a hand on her shoulder.
    • Certainly his letter to his wife showed a man anguished about his family.
    Synonyms
    agonized, tormented, racked with pain, racked with suffering, tortured, harrowed

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin angustia 'tightness', (plural) 'straits, distress', from angustus 'narrow'.

  • angina from mid 16th century:

    The Latin word angere, ‘to choke, squeeze, or strangle’, is the source of a number of English words. The most obvious is perhaps angina, which originally meant quinsy (an inflammation of the throat) and later referred to angina pectoris, a heart condition characterized by a feeling of suffocation and severe pain. Nervous tension can produce feelings of tightness in the throat and chest, which explains why angere is indirectly the root of anguish (Middle English) and anxiety (early 16th century).

Rhymes

languish

Definition of anguish in US English:

anguish

nounˈaNGɡwiSHˈæŋɡwɪʃ
  • Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

    (精神或肉体上的)极度痛苦;剧痛

    she shut her eyes in anguish

    她极为痛苦地闭上了眼睛。

    Philip gave a cry of anguish

    菲利普痛苦地大叫一声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm glad he no longer has to suffer not only the physical agony but also the mental anguish of rejecting this new world.
    • My ankle began to throb and I cried out in anguish.
    • He says the trauma of that day continues to haunt him and has caused him severe mental anguish.
    • Rumor infiltrates the camp and Euryalus' mother cries out in anguish at the death of her son.
    • He dropped to his knees and gathered up handfuls of dust and smeared them on his forehead and chest, crying aloud in anguish.
    • Courts have rejected the claims of people who tried to recover damages for pain and suffering and for mental anguish.
    • I was in anguish, feeling the pain of my neighbours who had lost relatives.
    • And when I woke up today, I found a lot of the despair and anguish I had been feeling lately had left me.
    • But when it takes literally years for a full inquest to be staged, families say the pain and anguish they suffer becomes that much worse.
    • I had to bite down on my lip and close my eyes for a moment to keep myself from crying out in anguish.
    • Alexander cried out in anguish, but was unable to move away from a final blow.
    • He was unable to speak from exhaustion, physical pain and mental anguish.
    • She tried to get up but the stinging pain on her back caused her to cry out in anguish.
    • Her face was set in anguish; eyes squeezed shut, her mouth twisted in sorrow.
    • The film depicts how physical and mental anguish can distort our view of reality.
    • Wit changes to anguish to make up a very absorbing narrative.
    • I cried in anguish, but I had to return to my school, a broken but wiser man.
    • I am appealing to all mums and dads, please sit your children down and explain what distress and anguish they cause with their pranks.
    • But if something had happened to me while I was there, I wouldn't have wanted the world to gnash its teeth in anguish and despair over me.
    • But deep down I felt for him because the pain and anguish he and his family went through was immense.
    Synonyms
    agony, pain, torment, torture, suffering, distress, angst, misery, sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, wretchedness, unhappiness, woe, desolation, despair
verbˈaNGɡwiSHˈæŋɡwɪʃ
[no object]
  • Be extremely distressed about something.

    感到痛苦

    he anguished over how to reply
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was also a deeply religious woman, although non-conformist, and anguished over the plight of prostitutes - women she felt were denied the chance to return to God's grace.
    • Many of his supporters were anguished by the political cost of their votes of conscience.
    • What if she doesn't understand English and can't smile even if she wants to, I anguished.
    • They have anguished over a daughter's headaches and the sight of blood running from the nose of a son who has never suffered from nosebleeds before.
    • Ava anguished, stupidly thinking that it'd be easy to just relax around Dianna, but she, Ava was still the prey and Dianna the predator.
    • Kornfeld is also strongly attracted to the idea of a free soul and is anguished by the fact that men are ‘burdened’ by being ‘chained’ to their souls.
    • Christian is anguished when he loses the money and he has to admit that half of the money belongs to Clym.
    • She was anguishing over it until she felt a hand on her shoulder.
    • It had been precisely five long years since the day they passed away and as much as it anguished her to do so, Callie couldn't bring herself to not acknowledge that.
    • He is anguished to see that it is his mother who is moaning.
    • But while others anguished over what his life meant, Ali had no such trouble: he knew who he was and exactly what he wanted
    • What anguished me most was that I had allowed this to happen to me.
    • A firefighter and fire technician with Parks Canada, Taylor uses his unique perspective to capture in anguishing detail the awesome force that is a forest fire.
    • More time to contemplate and anguish over one of the most difficult decisions a person ever has to make.
    • Well, a lady in that church anguished whether she should tell the pastor.
    • Future historians will ask whether a society that anguished over the imposition of ever more absurd politically correct terminology might not have been better employed in curbing some of the excesses of the rock music industry.
    • Madeline is devastated by guilt and anguished over her helplessness.
    • You smile so that others won't see what's anguishing you.
    • To say the least, it is a tragedy generations after generations will anguish about.
    • Certainly his letter to his wife showed a man anguished about his family.
    • A senior diplomat from another council member said his government had heard a similar message and was told not to anguish over whether to vote for war.
    • How anguishing this book must have been to an individual so committed to protecting patients.
    • She showed him which ones, but he didn't seem all too anguished about it, for he gave her a dismissive wave.
    Synonyms
    agonized, tormented, racked with pain, racked with suffering, tortured, harrowed

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin angustia ‘tightness’, (plural) ‘straits, distress’, from angustus ‘narrow’.

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