Definitions
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“It took years to overcome the anguish from my wife's death.”
“So, ye miserable people; you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him.”
“Is there no play, To ease the anguish of a torturing hour?”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Deep distress”7 letters
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