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anguish

[ ang-gwish ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain:
the anguish of grief.
Synonyms: torture, torment, agony
Antonyms: relief, comfort, delight

verb (used with object)

to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain.

verb (used without object)

to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish:
to anguish over the loss of a loved one.

anguish

/ ˈæŋɡwɪʃ /

noun

extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony

verb

to afflict or be afflicted with anguish

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anguish¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English anguisse, from Old French, from Latin angustia “tight place,” from angust(us) “narrow” + -ia -ia; anxious

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anguish¹

C13: from Old French angoisse a strangling, from Latin angustia narrowness, from angustus narrow

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Synonym Study

See pain.

Related Words

anguine anguished

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