anguished

Questions about anguished

What does anguished mean?

anguished means "experiencing intense pain especially mental pain".

How many syllables are in anguished?

anguished has 2 syllables: anguis-hed. The stress falls on "anguis". In IPA it is /ˈæŋɡwɪʃt/.

What is another word for anguished?

Close synonyms include tormented, tortured. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anguished a common word?

anguished is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.