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anguish

[ ang-gwish ]

noun

  1. excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain:

    the anguish of grief.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: , ,



verb (used with object)

  1. to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain.

verb (used without object)

  1. to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish:

    to anguish over the loss of a loved one.

anguish

/ ˈæŋɡɪʃ /

noun

  1. extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to afflict or be afflicted with anguish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anguish1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English anguisse, from Old French, from Latin angustia “tight place,” from angust(us) “narrow” + -ia -ia; anxious
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anguish1

C13: from Old French angoisse a strangling, from Latin angustia narrowness, from angustus narrow
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Synonym Study

See pain.
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"To endure such pain and anguish at the hands of an animal is unimaginable," he said.

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The anguish that erupts during this “Rose’s Turn” represents more than the built-up sorrow of one embittered woman.

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They weren’t trying to destroy my marriage; they were just trying to keep me from once again experiencing the anguish of being launched into the world, alone and afraid.

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In general, the capacity to hold more granular emotions — like feeling anguished, frustrated or irritable instead of simply “angry” — has been shown to have health benefits.

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TEUCHITLÁN, Mexico — The anguished mother arrived on a motorcycle, the bike kicking up a cloud of dust as it swerved to a halt before strands of red and yellow crime-scene tape.

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