anguish
Extreme pain, either of body or mindExtreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering.
» He is in anguish over her child.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering.
It took years to overcome the anguish from my wife's death.
Kreuz, Agonie, Todesangst
му́каmúka, тоска́toská, муче́ниеmučénije
extreme distress of body or mind
Examples
13 sentencesHe is in anguish over her child.
He hid his anguish with a smile.
ruОн скрыл свою досаду за улыбкой. — Arkadeko
deEr versteckte seinen Schmerz durch ein Lächeln. — Dani6187
It's a thought that gives me anguish.
I feel anguish knowing you were unfaithful.
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit.
deIch werde in der Bedrängnis meines Geistes sprechen. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English angwissh, anguishe, angoise, from Anglo-Norman anguise, anguisse, fromFrom Middle English angwissh, anguishe, angoise, from Anglo-Norman anguise, anguisse, from Old French angoisse, from Latin angustia (“narrowness, scarcity, difficulty, distress”), from angustus (“narrow, difficult”), from angere (“to press together, cause pain, distress”). See angst, the Germanic cognate, and anger.
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Forms
plural: anguishesSynonyms
19 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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