Word: anguish
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...Tragedy & Anguish...
Still, we feel obligated to enlighten you. It seems to us that the real Bohemian must contribuute more than mere color to this drab existence. The rigors of Bohemianism--which seem to involve both the physical pain of over-indulgence and considerable mental anguish (and even disorder)--surely do not make it a pleasurable state. One must assume, therefore, that a real Bohemian must have a purpose for his revolt. The actions of a real Bohemian must be useful to his own purpose, and if they are, he must certainly be a very happy man. Now, his purpose...
Governments could do little, short of war, to stay Russia's brutal repression of Hungary. Diplomats could only register protests. But the people could and did respond with a revulsion that grew into a worldwide cry of anguish...
...years the highest verdict awarded in Los Angeles jumped from $33,000 to $156,000; there are instances of awards of $86,000 for a broken hip, $100,000 for losing a toe. Insurance companies find themselves increasingly liable for such ephemeral damages as plaintiffs' mental anguish, e.g., a Southwestern woman who merely witnessed an auto accident that left her untouched, even forced a company to pay her $90,000 on the claim (disputed by two eminent obstetricians) that the sight caused her to have a miscarriage...
NOBILITY MARKET CRASHES headlined one Parisian newspaper. "It's only normal," said Robert-Henri Bautier as cries of anguish from France's patricians poured in from every side, "that they refuse to believe...