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- [ang-gwish]
- /ˈæŋ gwɪʃ/
- /ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
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- [ang-gwish]
- /ˈæŋ gwɪʃ/
Definitions of anguish word
- uncountable noun anguish Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain. 3
- noun anguish extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony 3
- verb anguish to afflict or be afflicted with anguish 3
- noun anguish great suffering, as from worry, grief, or pain; agony 3
- verb transitive anguish to cause to feel anguish 3
- intransitive verb anguish to feel anguish 3
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Origin of anguish
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English anguisse < Old French < Latin angustia tight place, equivalent to angust(us) narrow + -ia -ia; cf. anxious; akin to anger
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Parts of speech for Anguish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anguish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
anguish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anguish
noun anguish
- heartache — emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.
- agony — Agony is great physical or mental pain.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- grief — keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- suffering — the state of a person or thing that suffers.
verb anguish
- eat one's heart out — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- sweat out — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- in flames — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- cut to the quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
Antonyms for anguish
noun anguish
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- health — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
- joy — a female given name.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- relief — prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
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