Anguish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extreme mental distress

extreme distress of body or mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹfʌfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaŋɡwɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaŋɡwɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹfʌfəl/.

Examples

It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

torture torment pain hurt

Parts of Speech

noun	extreme mental distress
noun	extreme distress of body or mind
verb	suffer great pains or distress
verb	cause emotional anguish or make miserable “It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school”

Word Forms

anguish	verb	suffer great pains or distress
torment	verb	torment emotionally or mentally
torture	verb	torment emotionally or mentally
anguish	noun	extreme mental distress
pain	noun	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
hurt	noun	feelings of mental or physical pain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pein

extreme psychische Belastung

🇫🇷French

angoisse

détresse mentale extrême

🇪🇸Spanish

angustia

angustia mental extrema

🇮🇹Italian

angoscia

estremo disagio mentale

🇳🇱Dutch

doodsangst

extreme geestelijke nood

🇵🇹Portuguese

angústia

sofrimento mental extremo

🇷🇺Russian

тоска

крайнее психическое расстройство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीड़ा

अत्यधिक मानसिक कष्ट

🇧🇩Bengali

যন্ত্রণা

চরম মানসিক যন্ত্রণা

🇮🇳Tamil

வேதனை

தீவிர மன உளைச்சல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేదన

తీవ్ర మానసిక వేదన

🇮🇳Marathi

वेदना

अत्यंत मानसिक त्रास

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેદના

ભારે માનસિક તકલીફ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೇದನೆ

ತೀವ್ರ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಯಾತನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേദന

കടുത്ത മാനസിക വിഷമം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਖ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تکلیف

انتہائی ذہنی پریشانی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

痛苦

极度精神困扰

🇯🇵Japanese

苦悩

極度の精神的苦痛

🇰🇷Korean

격통

극심한 정신적 고통

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nỗi thống khổ

tinh thần cực kỳ đau khổ

🇹🇭Thai

ความปวดร้าว

ความทุกข์ทรมานทางจิตอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

derita

tekanan mental yang ekstrim

🇵🇭Filipino

paghihirap

matinding pagkabalisa sa pag-iisip

🇲🇾Malay

keperitan

tekanan mental yang melampau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكرب

الاضطراب العقلي الشديد

🇮🇷Persian

اندوه

ناراحتی روانی شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

ıstırap

aşırı zihinsel sıkıntı

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַעַר

מצוקה נפשית קיצונית

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