an|guish

an|guish
an|guish «ANG gwihsh», noun, verb.
–n.
1. very great physical pain; great suffering or distress: »

He was in anguish until the doctor set his broken leg.

SYNONYM(S): agony, torment.
2. Figurative. extreme mental pain or suffering: »

the anguish of despair.

SYNONYM(S): agony, torment, woe.
–v.t.
to cause anguish to: »

Figurative. The loss of her son anguished her deeply.

–v.i.
to suffer anguish: »

He had waked and anguished (John Keats).

╂[< Old North French anguisse < Latin angustia tightness < angustus narrow]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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