as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
an anguished cry the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow
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as in plagued
to cause persistent suffering to
she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war
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as in grieved
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards
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Recent Examples of anguished
Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
So, on the night after the murder, the town’s streets were filled with anguished cries from the Inuit—wails of loss and pain.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Deeply anguished by the loss of precious lives due to extremely tragic accidental blast at Nowgam police station in Srinagar.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Answers poured in—thoughtful, anguished, perceptive answers that reminded me that there is value in naming the problem, even if nothing, for the moment, can be done to stop it.
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But the intellectual self-questioning and anguished artistic experimentation that began in the early twentieth century after the annihilation of Europe’s old verities did not find fertile ground in the United States, either before the war or after it.
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
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But the hospital has been plagued by security issues in the last few years, and a contract dispute with the nurses’ union.—
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Commentary and opinions Tim Walz isn’t the only governor plagued by fraud.—
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Fans left notes, flowers, and grieved together.—
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The Duluth Police Union successfully grieved the decision, returning Leibried to his job.—
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This internal struggle is portrayed with raw honesty, focusing on the darker, mournful corners of humanity that inspired the record’s lyrics.—
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Other tracks channel the mournful energy of the most political ’70s dub.—
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Open Doors is a global Christian charity supporting Christians persecuted for their faith.—
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Most commonly, people felt they were being persecuted via their electronics – that their Wi-Fi networks, computers or cellphones had been hacked or implanted with tracking devices.—
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Book blogs mourned my loss, a distinction that was both affirming and heartrending.—
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Hollywood Heritage, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving neighborhood history, mourned the loss of the motel in a statement Sunday.—
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After Anna disappeared, Alice was heartbroken.—
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A day after the shooting, Chez’s heartbroken parents proclaimed at a press conference outside the 101st Precinct stationhouse in Far Rockaway that their son posed no threat.—
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Support for Bass is more mixed, with her current record containing many more failures than have afflicted either Lurie or any other recent Los Angeles mayor.—
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In most cases, the faithful afflicted by the evil one need only a comfortable chair (better if equipped with armrests) to accompany the exorcistic celebration.—
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“Anguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anguished. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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