anguish
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gwɪʃ noun
1.
excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief.
verb (used with object)
2.
to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain.
verb (used without object)
3.
to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish: to anguish over the loss of a loved one.
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| —n | |
| 1. | extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to afflict or be afflicted with anguish |
| [C13: from Old French angoisse a strangling, from Latin angustia narrowness, from angustus narrow] | |
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Word Origin & History
anguish
early 13c., "acute bodily or mental suffering," from O.Fr. anguisse, angoisse "choking sensation, distress, anxiety, rage," from L. angustia "tightness, distress," from ang(u)ere "to throttle, torment" (see anger). The verb is attested from early 14c., intrans.; late 14c., trans.
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