Anguish and Bite

Anguish

Anguish noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.

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Bite and anguish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bite" instead the word "Anguish" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: anguished, anguishing

Bite noun - A harsh or sharp quality.

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Anguish and bite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anguish" instead the word "Bite" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: bit, biting, biter

human	human anguish	human bite
physical	physical anguish	physical bite
deep	deep anguish	deep bite
severe	severe anguish	severe bite
Other adjectives: great, serious, extra.

In The Book of Life, all Manolo can do when Maria appears to die of a snake bite is throw his head back and howl in anguish.

Source: Death Wail
Darker portrayals of the character tend to enjoy using these to "dispose" of people she's become bored with — something that came back to bite her when the combined pain and anguish of one plant's victims mutated it into the vengeance-seeking Harvest.

Source: Comicbook / Poison Ivy

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