2. (verb)anguish extreme distress of body or mind Synonyms: torture, torment
3. (verb)anguish suffer great pains or distress Synonyms: pain, hurt
4. (verb)pain, anguish, hurt cause emotional anguish or make miserable Synonyms: smart, hurt, pain, trouble, injure, wound, bruise, suffer, offend, ache, ail, anguish, spite
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'anguish'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. anguish Anxiety is, according to its derivation, a choking disquiet, akin to anguish; anxiety is mental; anguish may be mental or physical; anguish is in regard to the known, anxiety in regard Synonyms: anxiety, anguish, disquiet, foreboding, perplexity, apprehension, disturbance, fretfulness, solicitude, care, dread, fretting, trouble, concern, fear, misgiving, worry Antonyms: apathy, calmness, confidence, light-heartedness, satisfaction, assurance, carelessness, ease, nonchalance, tranquillity
Synonyms for anguish 
