anguish
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Mavromatis says she has suffered "mental anguish, humiliation, embarrassment" and "damage to her emotional and psychological well-being" due to "MrBeast's conduct and the adverse employment actions".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Sanders suffered injuries, including a concussion, headaches, possible traumatic brain injury, back and tailbone injuries and extreme mental anguish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Her brother, the sculptor Augustus John, wrote after reading her personal papers that her faith may have given her “some moments of peace, consolation or ecstasy,” but also “much anguish of mind.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
If he endured personal anguish after the failure of his first marriage or the self-immolation of legacy journalism, we get no hint of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
His voice was filled with fury and anguish.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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