Sorrow · common
anguished
Pain sharp enough to twist the face: sorrow with teeth.
- On the face
- Brows knotted, lids clenched, mouth dragged down.
- Ink recipe
- sad 85 · disgusted 65 · angry 30 · afraid 25 · happy 20 · suppression 10
More on being anguished
Anguish comes from the Latin for 'narrow', the same root as anxiety, sorrow squeezed until it hurts to hold.