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an·guish
(ăng′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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anguish
(ˈæŋɡwɪʃ)n
extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony
vb
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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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.
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anguish
, anxious, anxiety - Anguish, anxious, and anxiety come from Latin angere, "to choke, squeeze, strangle."See also related terms for squeeze.
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anguish
Past participle: anguished
Gerund: anguishing
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Noun | 1. | anguish - extreme mental 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" 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" try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students" |
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anguish
noun suffering, pain, torture, distress, grief, misery, agony, torment, sorrow, woe, heartache, heartbreak, pang, throe A cry of anguish burst from her lips.
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anguish
nounverb
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Translations
ألَم شِديد
bolestmukaúzkost
kvalpinesmerte
kärsimystuska
kvöl; angist
kančia
ciešanasmokas
anguish
[ˈæŋgwɪʃ] N (physical) → tormentos mpl; (mental) → angustia fto be in anguish (physically) → padecer tormentos, sufrir lo indecible; (mentally) → estar angustiado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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anguish
n → Qual f; to be in anguish → Qualen leiden; the look of anguish on the faces of the waiting wives → der angsterfüllte Blick in den Gesichtern der wartenden Frauen; he wrung his hands in anguish → er rang die Hände in Verzweiflung; those who suffer the anguish of indecision → wer die Qual der Entschlusslosigkeit erleidet; writhing in anguish on the ground → sich in Qualen auf dem Boden windend; the news caused her great anguish → die Nachricht bereitete ihr großen Schmerz; the decision caused her great anguish → die Entscheidung bereitete ihr große Qual(en)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
anguish
(ˈӕŋgwiʃ) noun very great pain of body or mind; agony. The woman suffered terrible anguish when her child died.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
anguish
n. agonía, angustia;
v. angustiarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
anguish
n angustiaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.