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anguished

adjective

experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

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Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
D
Contains
NG
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

    “an anguished conscience”

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an anguished conscience
a small tormented schoolboy
a tortured witness to another's humiliation

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