Anguish Word Meaning

Etymology:

Middle English: via Old French from Latin angustia ‘tightness’, (plural) ‘straits, distress’, from angustus ‘narrow’

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

severe mental or physical pain or suffering

Short Definition:

severe mental or physical pain

Examples:

• she shut her eyes in anguish
• Philip gave a cry of anguish

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

be extremely distressed about something

Short Definition:

be extremely distressed about something

Examples:

• I spent the next two weeks anguishing about whether I'd made the right decision