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anguished

[ang-gwisht] / ˈæŋ gwɪʃt /




ADJECTIVE
pained
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"All of us, including the volunteers and support teams are deeply anguished," the Hindu guru, whose real name is Jagdish Vasudev, added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

They ring with the anguished cry of a Jewish man over the loss of his mother and his people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

"At least that's my take on it. He looks as if he's kind of a bit anguished about having to make this oath."

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

With 30-odd years in television, Walker has benefited from, and anguished over, the many changes in the industry, including the increasing number of female producers and executives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

He hadn’t seen anything but what was really before him—the faces of the four singers, those four ordinary men, cow-eyed and mindless and anguished as they went from sweetness to sourness to sweetness again.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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