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- anguish /ˈaeŋɡwɪʃ/ ˈæŋɡwɪʃ n extreme pain or; misery mental or physical; torture agony vb to afflict or be afflicted with Anguish: etymology 13th: century From Old french angoisse a, strangling From latin angustia, narrowness from angustus. 1  narrow extreme pain or; misery mental or physical; torture.  agony
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ecstasy Synonym Discussion of rapture. ecstasy, rapture, transport mean intense exaltation of mind and feelings. ecstasy and rapture both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion. ecstasy may apply to any strong emotion (such as joy, fear, rage, adoration). religious ecstasy; rapture usually implies intense bliss or beatitude. in speechless rapture transport applies to any powerful emotion that lifts one out of oneself and usually provokes vehement expression or frenzied action. in a transport of rage
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distress Definition of distress. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to subject to great strain or difficulties homes distressed by poverty. 3  2 archaic : to force or overcome by inflicting pain. 4  3 : to cause to worry or be troubled : upset don't let the news distress you.
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exile Exile is defined as being away or restricted from coming to a certain place, usually as a result of a punishment. An example of exile is when a person is barred from coming back to his country because of crimes committed. An example of exile is when you are sent to your room to be by yourself. verb
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- (usually uncountable, plural wretchednesses) 1  An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering. 2  A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.
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outrage outrage (third-person singular simple present outrages, present participle outraging, simple past and past participle outraged) ( 1 transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse. ( 2 archaic, transitive) To violate; to rape (a female). ( 3 obsolete, transitive) To rage in excess of.
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ache (āk) intr.v. ached, ach·ing, aches. 1. To suffer a dull, sustained pain. 2. To feel sympathy or compassion: ached for his heartbroken friend. 3. To yearn or long: refugees who ached for their homeland.
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- Noun. 1. torment-unbearable physical pain. torture. hurting, pain-a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; the patient developed severe pain and distension.. A state of physical or mental suffering: affliction, agony, anguish, distress, hurt, misery, pain, torture, woe, wound, wretchedness. 2. Excruciating punishment: hell, living hell, persecution, torture.
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recoil recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, blench, quail mean to draw back in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shock, fear, or disgust. recoiled at the suggestion of stealing; shrink suggests an instinctive recoil through sensitiveness, scrupulousness, or cowardice. shrank from the unpleasant truth
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pain (peɪn) n. 1. physical suffering typically from injury or illness. 2. an instance of such suffering; a distressing sensation in a part of the body: a back pain. 3. severe mental or emotional distress: the pain of loneliness. 4. pains, a. assiduous care: Take pains with your work. b. the uterine contractions of childbirth.
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ache Old English acan to ache, suffer pain, from Proto-Germanic *akanan, perhaps from a PIE root *ag-es- fault, guilt, represented also in Sanskrit and Greek, perhaps imitative of groaning.
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- exile definition: Exile is defined as being away or restricted from coming to a certain place, usually as a result of a punishment. (noun) An example of exile is when a person is barred from coming back to his country because of crimes committed. ...
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Suffering Suffering, or pain in a broad sense, may be an experience of unpleasantness and aversion associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm in an individual.
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- anguish (countable and uncountable, plural anguishes) Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. Bible, Exodus vi. 9 But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Latimer Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him.
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- from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. 1  Causing grief or sorrow; afflictive; hard to bear; oppressive. 2  Inflicting or capable of inflicting pain or suffering; distressing in act or use; fierce; savage. 3  Atrocious; heinous; aggravated.  Expressing grief or affliction; full of grief as, a grievous cry.
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- ), also known as epicaricacy /ˌɛpɨˈkaerɨkəsi/ ˌɛpɨˈkærɨkəsi is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of. Others this word is taken From german and literally means-harm. Joy it is the feeling of joy or pleasure when one sees another fail or suffer. Misfortune it is also borrowed by some other. languages
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pang pang - a sudden sharp feeling; pangs of regret; she felt a stab of excitement; twinges of conscience. stab, twinge. feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; she had a feeling of euphoria; he had terrible feelings of guilt; I disliked him and the feeling was mutual.
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- affliction definition, affliction meaning | English dictionary. Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. affliction. n. 1 a condition of great distress, pain, or suffering. 2 something responsible for physical or mental suffering, such as a disease, grief, etc.
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apprehension Apprehension is an active state of fear, usually of some danger or misfortune: apprehension before opening a telegram. Anxiety is a somewhat prolonged state of apprehensive worry: anxiety because of a reduced income.
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ache aching. 1  hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; the patient developed severe pain and distension. 2  odontalgia, toothache - an ache localized in or around a tooth. 3  backache - an ache localized in the back.
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misery noun. 1  Misery is defined as the condition of suffering. An example of misery is living during a war without enough water or food. 2  Misery means an extremely unhappy feeling. An example of misery is the sadness someone feels after a family member dies.
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malaise Noun[edit] malaise ‎(countable and uncountable, plural malaises) 1  A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.  An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.
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grief Synonym Discussion of anguish. sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, regret mean distress of mind. sorrow implies a sense of loss or a sense of guilt and remorse a family united in sorrow upon the patriarch's death.
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malaise Noun[edit] malaise ‎(countable and uncountable, plural malaises) 1  A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness. 2  An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.  Ill will or hurtful feelings for others or someone.
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distress Definition of distress. 1  1 law a : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge (see 1pledge 1) or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seizedb : something that is distrained. 2a : pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or the mind : trouble gastric distress The patient showed no obvious signs of distress.
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exile The definition of exile is to send someone away or ban him from coming to his country. An example of exile is when you send your child to his room or exile him to his room for being bad.