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anguish vs rack

rack vs anguish

anguish and rack both are nouns.

anguish and rack both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anguish Yes No Yes No
rack Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rack is a hyponym of anguish; that is, rack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anguish:
  • anguish: cause emotional anguish or make miserable
  • rack: torment emotionally or mentally
Other hyponyms of anguish include break someone's heart, agonise, agonize, try, excruciate, torment, torture.
anguish (noun) rack (noun)
extreme mental distress a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
extreme distress of body or mind a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
a support for displaying ot holding various articles
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
the destruction or collapse of something
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
anguish (verb) rack (verb)
cause emotional anguish or make miserable torture on the rack
suffer great pains or distress seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
place in a rack
work on a rack
stretch to the limits
torment emotionally or mentally
go at a rack
draw off from the lees
run before a gale
fly in high wind
obtain by coercion or intimidation
put on a rack and pinion
Difference between anguish and rack

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