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anguish(dictionary)

anguish(1) (iou)



anguish noun. ME.
[Old French anguis (mod. angoisse) from Latin angustia, in pl. straits, distress, from angustus narrow, tight, ult. formed as angere squeeze, strangle: see -ISH2. Cf. ANGER noun, ANGINA, ANGOR.]
Severe bodily or mental pain, intense suffering.
A. J. Cronin The beauty of the scene appeased the anguish of his heart. R. Lehmann When I went to see her after Rickie's death she was in anguish. I. Murdoch My head was heavy with pain and any movement brought twinges of anguish.
anguishous adjective (long dial.) (a) causing anguish; (b) oppressed with anguish; (c) anxious: ME-L19.