anguish
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noun \ˈaŋ-gwish\Definition of ANGUISH
: extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
See Examples of ANGUISH
- He experienced the anguish of divorce after 10 years of marriage.
- They watched in anguish as fire spread through the house.
Origin of ANGUISH
Middle English angwisshe, from Anglo-French anguisse, angoisse, from Latin angustiae, plural, straits, distress, from angustus narrow; akin to Old English enge narrow — more at anger
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to ANGUISH
- Synonyms
- affliction, agony, distress, excruciation, hurt, misery, pain, rack, strait(s), torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe
- Antonyms
- blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, pleasure, rapture, rapturousness
See Synonym Discussion at sorrow
Rhymes with ANGUISH
2anguish
verbDefinition of ANGUISH
intransitive verb
: to suffer anguish
transitive verb
: to cause to suffer anguish
Examples of ANGUISH
- <she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war>
- <I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards.>
First Known Use of ANGUISH
14th century
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