ANGUISHES Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of anguish

as in pains

a state of great suffering of body or mind as a new teacher, she was in real anguish over the decision to report the cheating

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anguishes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of anguish

as in plagues

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 grieves

to feel deep sadness or mental pain I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards

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Noun

Having witnessed centuries of religious warfare in Europe, when millions were killed for their beliefs, the framers took pains to make sure nothing like that would happen here.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Perhaps second only to getting sunburned through your favorite white dress, the greatest casualty of summer fashion is the aches and pains brought on by your cutest but least supportive shoes.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 July 2026

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More bureaucracy — in the form of the new stand-alone Department of Gun Violence Reduction — while well-intentioned, isn’t the panacea to what plagues our city, especially as whoever is appointed head of this new department will enjoy too much independence from the mayor.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Odd moment plagues fourth quarter As the Knicks held on to their fairly sizable lead, a fan ran onto the court, tried to take a selfie with Wembanyama but was quickly apprehended by security.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 June 2026

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The reticence of Cartland’s heroes belies agonies of loneliness.

— Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Although the novel’s center does not quite hold, O’Farrell’s emotional intelligence — the heart and heat of her characters — braces this sometimes unwieldy chronicle of a nation that has been subject to cumbrous historic agonies.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026

Definition of agonies

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China, which jails human rights activists in Hong Kong, persecutes Uyghurs, has killed hundreds of thousands of Tibetans and has committed genocide against the Falun Gong, is on the UN Human Rights Council.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
In Russia, the civilian repressive apparatus persecutes the military, which leaps at every chance for revenge.

— Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

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The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026

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Advertisement Mission hijacking in the nonprofit space A similar overcrowding afflicts the pro-democracy space today.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
These men have arrived here on a wave of isolation that’s swept the country since the pandemic and afflicts boys and men of all ages.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

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