anguish

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.

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

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anguish

Noun

great mental pain [Latin angustus narrow]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anguish - extreme mental distress               torture, torment 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"
Verb	1.	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" pain, hurt 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

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anguish

noun suffering, pain, torture, distress, grief, misery, agony, torment, sorrow, woe, heartache, heartbreak, pang, throe

Translations

anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] n (physical) → tormentos mpl;

(mental) → angustia

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anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] n → angoisse f

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anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] n → Qual f

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anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] n → angoscia

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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, 고뇌 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 極度痛苦 мука, біль شدید درد ، عذاب، نہایت دکھ nỗi đau đớn 极度痛苦