English Explanatory Dictionary

anguish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
  1. To suffer pain.
  2. To cause to suffer pain.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.

Pronunciation

/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ /ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ /ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ En-us-anguish.ogg

Word forms

anguish anguishes anguishing anguished

Etymology

From 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.

Synonyms

agony calvary cross pang torture torment anguish anguishment bereavement living death throe rend difficulty distress grief hardship pain smart trouble hurt suffer ache agonize passion thole wark wring afflict aggrieve dere excruciate irritate pine rack

Derived words

anguishful anguishless anguishly anguishment pear of anguish
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