anguished
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Synonyms
aching, agonized, bemoaning, bewailing, bitter, deploring, doleful, dolesome, dolorous, funeral, grieving, heartbroken, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, plangent, regretful, rueful, sorrowful, sorry, wailing, weeping, woeful
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Saleem does not answer, but the anguished look on his face tells us that the reality of his life is way more complicated that anyone anticipates. — Kenneth Turan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: An affair ignites ‘The Reports on Sarah and Saleem’," 8 Aug. 2019 While all the performers do excellent work, Flood is particularly terrific as the neurotic Addie, making every comic zinger land and garnering laughs with physical shtick as well, while Heberlee is riveting in his anguished monologue. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Make Believe': Theater Review," 16 Aug. 2019 Beseeching reaches and anguished falls sent her body writhing, torso contorted and limbs jutting. — Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, "Provocation and playfulness in Boston Contemporary Dance Festival performances," 11 Aug. 2019 Saleem does not answer, but the anguished look on his face tells us that the reality of his life is way more complicated that anyone anticipates. — Kenneth Turan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: An affair ignites ‘The Reports on Sarah and Saleem’," 8 Aug. 2019 After a few days, Wendy passed away, with Sprague and her anguished mother at her side. — NBC News, "At remote Amazon jungle hospital, U.S. med students learn vital lessons," 8 July 2019 Saleem does not answer, but the anguished look on his face tells us that the reality of his life is way more complicated that anyone anticipates. — Kenneth Turan, latimes.com, "Review: An affair between a Palestinian man and Israeli woman ignites ‘The Reports on Sarah and Saleem’," 13 June 2019 The answer to the anguished pleas — even a bad turn of events might feel better if the umpires can be blamed — is pretty simple: The rule wasn’t in effect in that situation. — Bob Ford, https://www.inquirer.com, "The tragic, but correct, application for the Phillies of the infield fly rule | Bob Ford," 6 June 2019 Many listened to the simulcast of the professor’s testimony on their cell phones, at times looking anguished or openly crying. — Samantha Leach, Glamour, "Elizabeth Warren Has a Powerful Message for Sexual Assault Survivors Watching the Kavanaugh Hearing," 27 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anguished.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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