Anguished
Anguished adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Usage example: the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow
Depressed and anguished are semantically related. in sad topic. In some cases you can use "Depressed" instead an adjective "Anguished", when it comes to topics like sorrowful.
Nearby Words: anguish, anguishing
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and anguished
- melancholy and depressed
- woeful and anguished
- woeful and depressed
- downcast and anguished
- downcast and depressed
- dejected and anguished
- dejected and depressed
- sad and anguished
- sad and depressed
- unhappy and anguished
- unhappy and depressed
- miserable and anguished
- miserable and depressed
Both words in one sentence
- The second is during the second book, a depressed Hiro almost killed himself, but was stopped by an anguished declaration of love from Alexandra.
Source: Roleplay / Of Men And Titans -
In Prétear, Sasame is shown wandering around depressed in a rainstorm after his Anguished Declaration of Love to Takako.
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