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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
Noun
great mental pain [Latin 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
Translations
anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] n (physical) → tormentos mpl;
(mental) → angustia

anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] nangoisse f

anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] nQual f

anguish [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] nangoscia

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


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