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Common collocations with anguish in American Collocation

anguish noun uncountable

US /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/

great

deep
extreme
great
terrible

They spoke with deep anguish about those times.

personal

personal

The poem recounts in a minute a spiritual reformation that took days of personal anguish.

of a particular type

emotional
mental
spiritual

He suffers much mental anguish during his journey of self-discovery and awareness.

feel anguish

endure
experience
feel
suffer

I looked great physically but mentally I felt anguish and pain.

cause anguish

cause
fill with

In addition to the anguish caused by the doctor’s mistake, the families were angry at the manner in which the news was broken to them.

cry
howl
scream
wail

He fell to the ground with a howl of anguish, wrongly believing his girlfriend had committed suicide.

emotion

anger
despair
fear
frustration
grief
sorrow

The women’s silence represents their view that words can’t express the anguish and despair they feel.

pain or hurt

distress
pain
suffering

If an event is happening now and manifesting in anguish and pain now, it must be treated now.