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anguish

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an·guish  (nggwsh)
n.
Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment. See Synonyms at regret.
v. an·guished, an·guish·ing, an·guish·es
v.tr.
To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
v.intr.
To feel or suffer anguish.

[Middle English angwisshe, from Old French anguisse, from Latin angustiae, distress, from angustus, narrow; see angh- in Indo-European roots.]

anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ]
n
extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony
vb
to afflict or be afflicted with anguish
[from Old French angoisse a strangling, from Latin angustia narrowness, from angustus narrow]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.anguishanguish - extreme mental distress              
distress, hurt, suffering - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
2.anguish - extreme distress of body or mind
distress - a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
Verb1.anguish - suffer great pains or distress
suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
2.anguish - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure
break someone's heart - cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody; "The young man broke the girl's heart when he told her was going to marry her best friend"
agonise, agonize - cause to agonize
try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
excruciate, torment, torture, rack - torment emotionally or mentally

anguish
noun suffering, pain, torture, distress, grief, misery, agony, torment, sorrow, woe, heartache, heartbreak, pang, throe A cry of anguish burst from her lips.
Translations
anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] N (physical) → tormentos mpl; (mental) → angustia f
to be in anguish (physically) → padecer tormentos, sufrir lo indecible; (mentally) → estar angustiado

anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] n
(mental)angoisse f
(physical)agonie f

anguish
nQual f; to be in anguishQualen leiden; the look of anguish on the faces of the waiting wivesder angsterfüllte Blick in den Gesichtern der wartenden Frauen; he wrung his hands in anguisher rang die Hände in Verzweiflung; those who suffer the anguish of indecisionwer die Qual der Entschlusslosigkeit erleidet; writhing in anguish on the groundsich in Qualen auf dem Boden windend; the news caused her great anguishdie Nachricht bereitete ihr großen Schmerz; the decision caused her great anguishdie Entscheidung bereitete ihr große Qual(en)

anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] nangoscia
to be in anguish → essere angosciato/a

anguish
n anguish [ˈӕŋgwiʃ]
very great pain of body or mind; agony The woman suffered terrible anguish when her child died. smart, angs ألَم شِديد силна болка muka, bolest, úzkost kval; pine; smerte die Qual οδύνη angustia piin رنج و اندوه شدید tuska angoisse יִסוּרִים @@@יִיסוּרִים$$$ वेदना agonija kín kesedihan kvöl; angist angoscia 激しい苦痛 고통 skausmas, kančia ciešanas; mokas kedukaan leed kval, pine, angst udręka, boleść angústia chin мучение muky tesnoba patnja pina, kval, ångest ความรวดร้าว şiddetli ıstırap, acı, keder 極大痛苦 мука, біль شدید درد ، عذاب، نہایت دکھ nỗi đau đớn


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You know how I have loved you; you can intimately judge of my present feelings, but I am not so weak as to find indulgence in describing them to a woman who will glory in having excited their anguish, but whose affection they have never been able to gain.
A Hedgehog, passing by, saw his anguish and inquired if he should drive away the flies that were tormenting him.
Slowly, silently I loitered, Homeward, in the night, alone; Sudden anguish bound my spirit, That my youth had never known; Wild unrest, like that which cometh When the Night's first dream hath flown.
 
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