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anguished

[ang-gwisht] / ˈæŋ gwɪʃt /




ADJECTIVE
pained
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That kind of anguished, not-funny witticism is another commonplace of the American educated classes: OMG, what has happened to this country?

From Salon • May 31, 2026

“Tommi Mejer is anguished over the terrible accident,” read the statement from attorneys Paul S. Meyer and Lolita Kirk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

"Come and help me! I'm on the front line in Ukraine, I'm fighting for Russia," he begged Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in an anguished voice message sent to his parents.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Mr. Mahajan’s “The Complex” is an anguished, intelligent study of ambition decoupled from principles, and of the complacency and fear that allows it to thrive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

From far behind him, he heard Lucy’s anguished howl.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo




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