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Anguished meaning

simple past and past participle of anguish

Synonyms of Anguished

Using Anguished

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of anguish
  • Useful related words include: tormented, tortured, sorrowful.
  • In the example corpus, anguished often appears in combinations such as: the anguished, an anguished, and anguished.

Context around Anguished

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Anguished

  • In this selection, "anguished" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, heartbreakingly, struggling, remain, murder, appeal and middle stand out and add context to how "anguished" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a struggling anguished poet named and an anguished high court. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "anguished" sits close to words such as aerobics, ahn and ailes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with anguished

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

I am deeply hurt and anguished at this sheer negligence of the administration. (13 words)

Chief Minister Stalin said he was shocked and anguished over Armstrong’s death. (13 words)

An anguished woman has consulted a psychic animal communicator to try and locate her lost pet duck Ariella. (18 words)

You could feel that rabid hunger for money in Idris’ dangerous eyes and near-shaky voice as Franklin pleaded with his mother for help, as well as the acidic burn of anguished fury in his shouting when it was evident she wouldn’t. (43 words)

Guru Dutt directed and starred in this classic set in then-Calcutta which follows a struggling, anguished poet named Vijay (Dutt) who is unable to get recognition for his work until he meets Gulab (Waheeda Rehman), a prostitute with a heart of gold. (43 words)

The family held a four-person funeral April 1. They remain anguished that the two siblings who were on ventilators at the time were not there and are planning a memorial celebration and burial after a full Mass in early August. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

All we learn of his story is a scene showing Van Go’s anguished murder of his negligent father.

Almog’s video starts off with an anguished appeal to overseas Jewry to rally round an effort to protect Israeli democracy…against Israel’s democratically elected government.

I am deeply hurt and anguished at this sheer negligence of the administration.

In 1994, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize, pledging to pursue their mission of healing the anguished Middle East.

James, who with his wife has just over 100 animals, including chickens and rabbits as well as cats and dogs, at their Jersey home, is anguished by the conditions to which smuggled puppies are subjected.

Rather, it was the power of self-reckoning — the anguished, universal quest of Colston’s family drama — that was given thunderous voice in Reed-Foster’s performance.

Shamed by a 2007 congressional hearing and the angry pleas of former players with head injuries — and heartbreakingly anguished suicides — the NFL has followed a game-day concussion protocol since 2011.

The first three episodes — “Persona Non Grata,” “Two Photographs” and “Dis-Moi Oui” — function almost as a standalone movie about Diana’s last weeks, while Episode 4, “Aftermath,” follows the anguished reaction to the accident.

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You could feel that rabid hunger for money in Idris’ dangerous eyes and near-shaky voice as Franklin pleaded with his mother for help, as well as the acidic burn of anguished fury in his shouting when it was evident she wouldn’t.

An anguished woman has consulted a psychic animal communicator to try and locate her lost pet duck Ariella.

Chief Minister Stalin said he was shocked and anguished over Armstrong’s death.

Harris’ rise quickly quelled, for now, the painful party revolt that had thrown Democrats into weeks of anguished anxiety.

Joudah’s most anguished poems have a pared eloquence, but a book title can’t contain a poem.

An anguished high court had said if this was the correct situation then it was “highly dissatisfactory and violative of the rights of the dead”.

Dungay's family are anguished that a 2019 coronial inquest found none of the five guards who restrained him should face disciplinary actions.

Guru Dutt directed and starred in this classic set in then-Calcutta which follows a struggling, anguished poet named Vijay (Dutt) who is unable to get recognition for his work until he meets Gulab (Waheeda Rehman), a prostitute with a heart of gold.

The family held a four-person funeral April 1. They remain anguished that the two siblings who were on ventilators at the time were not there and are planning a memorial celebration and burial after a full Mass in early August.

Ailton Félix, the anguished grandfather of the girl, said she was carrying a backpack when she was shot.

And I understand why you’re anguished: you’ve gone out for a nice, relaxing coffee and suddenly there’s work to be done.

But when she asks Della if Jen’s mother would have supported her marriage, Della’s anguished response, and then Jen’s, may break your heart.

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Common combinations with anguished

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "anguished" in a sentence?
An example: "All we learn of his story is a scene showing Van Go’s anguished murder of his negligent father." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "anguished" from authentic English texts.
What does "anguished" mean?
Anguished means: simple past and past participle of anguish
What are synonyms of "anguished"?
Common synonyms of "anguished" include: tormented, tortured, sorrowful.
How many example sentences with "anguished" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "anguished", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.