anguish vs suffering
suffering vs anguishanguish and suffering both are nouns.
anguish is not an adjective while suffering is an adjective.
anguish is a verb but suffering is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anguish | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| suffering | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
suffering is a hypernym of
anguish; that is, suffering is a
word with a broader meaning than anguish:
- anguish: extreme mental distress
- suffering: psychological suffering
| anguish (noun) | suffering (noun) |
|---|---|
| extreme mental distress | feelings of mental or physical pain |
| extreme distress of body or mind | psychological suffering |
| a state of acute pain | |
| misery resulting from affliction |
| anguish (adjective) | suffering (adjective) |
|---|---|
| troubled by pain or loss | |
| very unhappy; full of misery |
| anguish (verb) | suffering (verb) |
|---|---|
| cause emotional anguish or make miserable | |
| suffer great pains or distress |
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