Meaning & use
Aargh
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An exclamation used to express frustration, pain, anger, or alarm.
See it in a sentence
Aargh! I locked my keys in the car again.
Aargh, we missed the last train by two minutes.
A note on using this word
The spelling is flexible ('argh', 'aargh', 'aaargh'); more repeated 'a's typically signal a longer or more drawn-out groan in informal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
arghugh
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