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   anguish

   /ˈaŋɡwɪʃ/

   noun

   • 1. severe mental or physical pain or suffering: "she shut her eyes in anguish"

   verb

   • 1. be extremely distressed about something: "I spent the next two weeks anguishing about whether I'd made the right decision"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin angustia ‘tightness’, (plural) ‘straits, distress’, from angustus ‘narrow’.

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   What does anguish mean?

   • The meaning of ANGUISH is extreme pain, distress, or anxiety. How to use anguish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Anguish.

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   What does anguish of grief mean?

   • the anguish of grief. to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain. to anguish over the loss of a loved one. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   What is a synonym for angwisshe?

   • n. Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment. See Synonyms at regret. To cause to feel or suffer anguish. 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.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Where did the word anguish come from?

   • We get this word from a Latin word, angustus, which literally meant "narrow" but developed the figurative sense of "distressed" — think of being choked off or forced into a small space. In modern times anguish has been in the English with the parallel and related meanings of "physical torment" and "emotional suffering."

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   The noun anguish refers to severe physical or emotional pain or distress. A trip to the dentist might cause a cavity-prone person a lot of anguish.

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