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ANGUISHED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anguished mean? 

ANGUISHED (adjective)
  The adjective ANGUISHED has 1 sense:

1. experiencing intense pain especially mental painplay

  Familiarity information: ANGUISHED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANGUISHED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

Synonyms:

anguished; tormented; tortured

Context example:

a tortured witness to another's humiliation

Similar:

sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)


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