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anguish

an·guish

(ăng′gwĭsh)

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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anguish

(ˈæŋɡwɪʃ)

extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony

to afflict or be afflicted with anguish

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

an•guish

(ˈæŋ gwɪʃ)
n.

1. acute suffering or pain: the anguish of grief.

v.t.

2. to inflict with suffering or pain.

v.i.

3. to suffer or feel anguish.

[1175–1225; < Old French < Latin angustia tight place =angust(us) narrow + -ia -ia; akin to anger]

anguish

, anxious, anxiety - Anguish, anxious, and anxiety come from Latin angere, "to choke, squeeze, strangle."

anguish

Past participle: anguished
Gerund: anguishing

Imperative
anguish
anguish

Present
I anguish
you anguish
he/she/it anguishes
we anguish
you anguish
they anguish

Preterite
I anguished
you anguished
he/she/it anguished
we anguished
you anguished
they anguished

Present Continuous
I am anguishing
you are anguishing
he/she/it is anguishing
we are anguishing
you are anguishing
they are anguishing

Present Perfect
I have anguished
you have anguished
he/she/it has anguished
we have anguished
you have anguished
they have anguished

Past Continuous
I was anguishing
you were anguishing
he/she/it was anguishing
we were anguishing
you were anguishing
they were anguishing

Past Perfect
I had anguished
you had anguished
he/she/it had anguished
we had anguished
you had anguished
they had anguished

Future
I will anguish
you will anguish
he/she/it will anguish
we will anguish
you will anguish
they will anguish

Future Perfect
I will have anguished
you will have anguished
he/she/it will have anguished
we will have anguished
you will have anguished
they will have anguished

Future Continuous
I will be anguishing
you will be anguishing
he/she/it will be anguishing
we will be anguishing
you will be anguishing
they will be anguishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been anguishing
you have been anguishing
he/she/it has been anguishing
we have been anguishing
you have been anguishing
they have been anguishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been anguishing
you will have been anguishing
he/she/it will have been anguishing
we will have been anguishing
you will have been anguishing
they will have been anguishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been anguishing
you had been anguishing
he/she/it had been anguishing
we had been anguishing
you had been anguishing
they had been anguishing

Conditional
I would anguish
you would anguish
he/she/it would anguish
we would anguish
you would anguish
they would anguish

Past Conditional
I would have anguished
you would have anguished
he/she/it would have anguished
we would have anguished
you would have anguished
they would have anguished

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	anguish - extreme mental distress torture, torment distress, hurt, suffering - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
	2.	anguish - extreme distress of body or mind distress - a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
Verb	1.	anguish - suffer great pains or distress suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
	2.	anguish - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" pain, hurt discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure break someone's heart - cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody; "The young man broke the girl's heart when he told her was going to marry her best friend" agonise, agonize - cause to agonize try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students" excruciate, torment, torture, rack - torment emotionally or mentally

anguish

noun suffering, pain, torture, distress, grief, misery, agony, torment, sorrow, woe, heartache, heartbreak, pang, throe A cry of anguish burst from her lips.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

anguish

noun

A state of physical or mental suffering:

affliction, agony, distress, hurt, misery, pain, torment, torture, woe, wound, wretchedness.

verb

To bring great harm or suffering to:

afflict, agonize, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, scourge, smite, strike, torment, torture.

Translations

ألَم شِديد

bolestmukaúzkost

kvalpinesmerte

kärsimystuska

kvöl; angist

kančia

ciešanasmokas

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anguish

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anguish

(ˈӕŋgwiʃ) noun

very great pain of body or mind; agony. The woman suffered terrible anguish when her child died.

anguish

n. agonía, angustia;

v. angustiarse.