cry of anguish
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcryandanguish
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cry
noun
uk/kraɪ/us/kraɪ/
a loud, high sound that expresses ...
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anguish
noun[U]
uk/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/us/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
extreme unhappiness caused by physical or ...
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(Definition ofcryandanguishfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At every stage in the growth of that debt, the nation has set up the samecryofanguishand despair.
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I hear acryofanguish.
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With acryofanguish, his father leapt to his feet and chased the doctor round and round the kitchen table with the bottle fastened to his neck.
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The cries of anguish about the state of science are widespread.
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This is the reason for the cries of anguish.
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There should be no cries of anguish about this.
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I heard no cries of anguish when hundreds of post offices closed during my time on the county council.
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If we do not hear the cries of anguish coming to us, a fundamental part of our way of life will die, and, once dead, nothing will resurrect it.
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The suggestion is being put forward that traders and industrialists are squealing before they are hurt, and that there is no need for their cries of anguish.
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