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anguish

How to use anguish in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for anguish.

Editorial note

It causes a ton of pain and anguish, and costs a lot of money, even if they never actually sue.

Examples11
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

extreme mental distress

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of anguish gathered in one view.

noun

extreme mental distress

noun

extreme distress of body or mind

verb

suffer great pains or distress

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for anguish.

noun

extreme distress of body or mind

verb

suffer great pains or distress

verb

cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"

Example sentences

1

It causes a ton of pain and anguish, and costs a lot of money, even if they never actually sue.

2

I forgave them for the many years of anguish I experienced in middle school, high school and college.

3

After reading PG's essays in ~2005, I realized there was too much stress and anguish in that path for my personal tastes.

4

They may not be responsible for the ultimate outcome, but they are responsible for the anguish that put him there.

5

That my own family doesn't have this level of cultural awareness is a source of immense personal anguish to me.

6

What that comment doesn't get is the anguish that sometimes accompanies procrastination.

7

"Rick Raemisch says he suffered mental anguish after spending only 20 hours in solitary confinement.

8

I've played my fair share of games, but I've never been flooded with requests of all sorts, and switching inputs to quickly do something else never caused me to cry out in anguish.

9

I have suffered enough in business to actually understand how a person can get there, how, before you know it, mental stress and anguish walks you right up to the edge of that precipice.

10

Would have it just been easier to pardon Snowden, bring him back home, never allow him to work with a security clearance again or do we just have to be that hardline that we just caused lots of anguish?

11

I think we are confusing 'responsible for his death' with 'the cause of his death'The mental anguish of being ruthlessly sued by a government, with the cooperation and possible collusion of your school, and facing the potential for many years in prison is inarguably substantial.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use anguish in a sentence?

It causes a ton of pain and anguish, and costs a lot of money, even if they never actually sue.

What does anguish mean?

extreme mental distress

What part of speech is anguish?

anguish is commonly used as noun, verb.