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anguished

/ˈæŋɡwɪʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
an-guished
IPA
/ˈæŋɡwɪʃt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of anguish

adj

Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more anguished (comparative) most anguished (superlative)

Derived Forms

anguishedly unanguished

Synonyms

tormented tortured

Rhymes With

languished

Questions

How do you pronounce anguished?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæŋɡwɪʃt/.
What does anguished mean?
simple past and past participle of anguish

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