Anguished (Adjective)
Meaning
Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The anguished look on her face spoke volumes about her painful past.
- He walked alone, an anguished soul tormented by the loss of his beloved.
- The haunted eyes in the painting conveyed the anguished emotions of the artist.
- Her voice was laced with an anguished sorrow that pierced the hearts of all who listened.
- The anguished screams of the tortured prisoner echoed through the desolate corridors.