Anguish

/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ noun, verb

As a noun, anguish is extreme pain or suffering, especially emotional pain. As a verb, it means to suffer deeply or to cause someone to suffer deeply.

From Old French 'angusse', from Latin 'angustia' meaning 'narrowness' or 'distress', related to a root meaning 'to tighten'. The idea is of being squeezed or pressed by pain.

AMቃንዛ
ARعذاب
BNযন্ত্রণা
CAangoixa
CSmuka
DApine
DEQual
ELβάσανος
ESangustia
FAعذاب
FItuska
FRangoisse
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