verb
definition
To suffer pain.
definition
To cause to suffer pain.
adjective
definition
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
Examples of anguished in a Sentence
Sofia's anguished scream was still muffled.
This dilemma is at the heart of many people's anguished indecision over the wisdom of our action in Iraq.
When he reached her vehicle, he could hear her anguished sobs through the closed windows.
Thrashed guitar riffs are interspersed with some great anguished axe-man breaks, all underpinned with fuzzy bass sounds and a heavy rhythm.
Their compassion demanded it be done but they anguished when no information was forthcoming.
With each potential missing child case my wife discovered, she became more anguished with our lack of intervention.
Our little group anguished over our decision once we were back together, alternating between chastising and applauding what we'd done.
He anguished over the possibility, fearful he would be so horror-stricken he'd wake and miss the telling information that would lead to a capture.