Anguish and Compunction

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

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Compunction and anguish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Anguish".

Nearby Words: anguished, anguishing

Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.

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Anguish and compunction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anguish" instead a noun "Compunction".

personal	personal anguish	personal compunction
apparent	apparent anguish	apparent compunction

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Compunction and Anguish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anguish/compunction

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