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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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