Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To suffer pain.

    sich quälen, leiden

    терза́тьсяterzátʹsja, изводи́тьсяizvodítʹsja

    терза́тисяterzátysja

    suffer great pains or distress

  2. (transitive)To cause to suffer pain.

    quälen

    терза́тьterzátʹ, изводи́тьizvodítʹ

    терза́тиterzáty

Examples

13 sentences
  1. He is in anguish over her child.

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  2. He hid his anguish with a smile.

    ruОн скрыл свою досаду за улыбкой.

    deEr versteckte seinen Schmerz durch ein Lächeln.

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  3. It's a thought that gives me anguish.

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  4. I feel anguish knowing you were unfaithful.

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  5. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit.

    deIch werde in der Bedrängnis meines Geistes sprechen.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
suffer pain:
cause to suffer pain:
Русский
By meaning 2
suffer pain:
cause to suffer pain:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
suffer pain:
cause to suffer pain:

Origin

From Middle English angwischen, anguis(s)en, from Old French angoissier, anguissier, from

From Middle English angwischen, anguis(s)en, from Old French angoissier, anguissier, from the noun (see Etymology 1).

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Forms

anguishes, anguishing, anguished, anguished
Base formanguish · to anguish
3rd person singularanguishes
Present participleanguishing
Past simpleanguished
Past participleanguished

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyanguish
he, she, itanguishes

Past simpleLesson

all personsanguished

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave anguished
he, she, ithas anguished

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill anguish

Synonyms

21 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
anguish — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto