3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anguish \An"guish\, n. [OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise F.
angoisse fr L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress,
fr angustus narrow, difficult, fr angere to press together.
See {Anger}.]
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of
spirit, and for cruel bondage. --Ex. vi 9.
Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child.
--Jer. iv 31.
Note: Rarely used in the plural:
Ye miserable people, you must go to God in
anguishes, and make your prayer to him
--Latimer.
Syn: Agony; pang; torture; torment. See {Agony}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anguish \An"guish\, v. t. [Cf. F. angoisser fr L. angustiare.]
To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] --Temple.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
anguish
n 1: extreme mental distress [syn: {torment}, {torture}]
2: extreme distress of body or mind
v : cause anguish;, make miserable [syn: {pain}, {hurt}]
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