anguished
adjective
an·guished
ˈaŋ-gwisht 
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the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow
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An anguished call from a Los Gatos pediatrician about a malnourished infant in late 1974 spurred Teresa Asquith into action and brought Mothers’ Milk Bank California into reality.
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
What was once an anguished whim or a distant wish, which had turned into ravaging despair, has now turned into an irrevocable demand for fundamental political change and freedom.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2023
Ras read an anguished poem at her funeral, praising her bravery.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Park’s film was remade by Spike Lee in 2013, but that version didn’t come close to the anguished but often witty poetry of Park’s version.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
What was once an anguished whim or a distant wish, which had turned into ravaging despair, has now turned into an irrevocable demand for fundamental political change and freedom.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2023
Ras read an anguished poem at her funeral, praising her bravery.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Park’s film was remade by Spike Lee in 2013, but that version didn’t come close to the anguished but often witty poetry of Park’s version.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
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“Anguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anguished. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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