What is another word for anguishes?

Pronunciation: [ˈaŋɡwɪʃɪz] (IPA)

Anguishes, a word that encompasses overwhelming feelings of distress, despair, and pain, can be difficult to express in its entirety. Fortunately, there are plenty of synonyms available that can help convey the intensity of this emotion. Sorrow, agony, torment, misery, and heartache are all words that can be used to describe anguishes. Each word brings with it a unique set of connotations and nuances, allowing for a more precise articulation of one's feelings. Whether it's the sharp sting of heartbreak, the helpless despair of grief, or the deep ache of loss, words can help us make sense of these complex emotions.

What are the hypernyms for Anguishes?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Anguishes

Its sorrows and its anguishes have I often witnessed, but into that pool of Bethesida of the world's anguish, with healing do I see ever come an angel, a pitying woman.
"The Jericho Road"
W. Bion Adkins
But withal he had the majesty of a Prometheus chained to the rocks; like Prometheus, he had stolen the very fires of heaven; like Prometheus, he did not suffer in silence, but roared or moaned his demigodlike anguishes in immortal rhythms.
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes
It was then the bitterest of anguishes to look upon some of the words she had so lovingly written, and see them existing only in mutilated forms without meaning-to feel that his eye would never read them, nobody ever know how ardently she had penned them.
"Desperate Remedies"
Thomas Hardy

Famous quotes with Anguishes

  • The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes him so much that he can't get rid of it. He has no peace until then. Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency, security, happiness, all, to get the book written. If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the “Ode on a Grecian Urn” is worth any number of old ladies.
    William Faulkner

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