anguish

Day 31Level 1

ANG-gwish

severe suffering

acute pain or suffering

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

agony, affliction, distress

Antonyms:

comfort, happiness, solace

Example Sentence:

Mike suffered much pain and anguish over the years due to his wife's death.

Related Words

depart secretly

aab-SKAHND

to depart in a sudden and secret manner

pacify

uh-PEEZ

to bring to a state of peace or calm; pacify

playful remarks

BAN-ter

friendly and teasing remarks

roundabout

suhr-kuhm-loh-KYOO-shuhn

roundabout, lengthy way of saying something

implication

kon-uh-TEY-shuhn

implication, association

great flood

DEL-yooj

a great flood of water