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anguished

anguished is the simple past and past participle of anguish.

Meaning of anguish

Verb

anguish (third-person singular simple present anguishes, present participle anguishing, simple past and past participle anguished)

  1. (intransitive) To suffer pain.
    • We’re leaving these shores for our time has come, the days of our youth must now end. The hearts bitter anguish, it burns for the home that we’ll never see again.c. 1900s, Kl. Knigge, Iceland Folk Song, traditional, Harmony: H. Ruland
  2. (transitive) To cause to suffer pain.

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Adjective

anguished (comparative more anguished, superlative most anguished)

  1. Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
    • Horror grips us as we watch you die / All we can do is echo your anguished cries / Stare as all human feelings die / We are leaving, you don't need us.1969, “Wooden Ships”, Paul Kantner, Stephen Stills (lyrics), David Crosby (music)

Forms of anguished

comparativemore anguished
superlativemost anguished

Words formed from anguished

Questions about anguished

What does anguished mean?
Anguished means feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
What is anguished the simple past and past participle of?
Anguished is the simple past and past participle of anguish.
What part of speech is anguished?
Anguished is an adjective.

Words near anguished in the dictionary

  1. anguiped
  2. anguipede
  3. anguipedes
  4. anguipeds
  5. anguish
  6. anguished
  7. anguishedly
  8. anguishes
  9. anguishful
  10. anguishing
  11. anguishings

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