A feeling of extreme distress, anxiety, or suffocation; in medical terminology, severe pain or a choking sensation in the chest.
From Latin 'angor' meaning narrowness, tightness, or distress. The word is related to 'angina' (chest pain) and 'anguish,' all sharing the Latin root 'angustus' meaning narrow or tight, which originally referred to the physical sensation of constriction.
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