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anguish

an·guish [ áng gwish ]


noun 
Definition:
 
extreme anxiety: extreme anxiety or emotional torment



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle an·guished, present participle an·guish·ing, 3rd person present singular an·guish·es)
Definition:
 
feel or cause somebody anguish: to feel or cause somebody to feel anguish

[12th century. < Old French anguis< Latin angustus "narrow, tight"]
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