Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with anguish in American Collocation
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.