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English Dictionary: anguish	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anguish n extreme mental distress [syn: anguish, torment, torture] extreme distress of body or mind v suffer great pains or distress cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" Synonym(s): pain, anguish, hurt
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anguish \An"guish\, n. [OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F. angoisse, fr. L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus narrow, difficult, fr. angere to press together. See {Anger}.] Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. --Ex. vi. 9. Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. --Jer. iv. 31. Note: Rarely used in the plural: Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. --Latimer. Syn: Agony; pang; torture; torment. See {Agony}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anguish \An"guish\, v. t. [Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] --Temple.