[ang-gwish] 
| 1. | excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief. |
| 2. | to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain. |
| 3. | to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish: to anguish over the loss of a loved one. |
| an·guish (āng'gwĭsh) 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.] |
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