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anguishes

anguishes is the plural of anguish.

anguishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of anguish.

Meaning of anguish

Noun

anguish (countable and uncountable, plural anguishes)

  1. Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering.
    • It took years to overcome the anguish from my wife's death.
    Antonyms:
    bliss

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Questions about anguishes

What is anguishes the plural of?
Anguishes is the plural of anguish.

Words near anguishes in the dictionary

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

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