anguish

  • 21anguish — [13] English acquired anguish from Old French anguisse, changing its ending to ish in the 14th century. Its central notion of ‘distress’ or ‘suffering’ goes back ultimately (as in the case of the related anger) to a set of words meaning… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 22anguish — noun (U) mental or physical suffering caused by extreme pain or worry: the anguish of not knowing what had happened to her anguished adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23anguish — noun the anguish of the hostages families Syn: agony, pain, torment, torture, suffering, distress, angst, misery, sorrow, grief, heartache, desolation, despair; literary dolor Ant: happiness …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 24anguish — UK [ˈæŋɡwɪʃ] / US noun [uncountable] formal a feeling of great physical or emotional pain The rejection filled him with anguish …

    English dictionary

  • 25anguish — [ˈæŋgwɪʃ] noun [U] formal 1) a feeling of great physical or emotional pain The rejection filled him with anguish.[/ex] anguished [ˈæŋgwɪʃt] adj 2) an anguished cry[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 26anguish — Intense pain of body or mind. Hancock v Western Union Tel. Co. 137 NC 497, 49 SE 952. See mental anguish …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 27anguish — [13] English acquired anguish from Old French anguisse, changing its ending to ish in the 14th century. Its central notion of ‘distress’ or ‘suffering’ goes back ultimately (as in the case of the related anger) to a set of words meaning… …

    Word origins

  • 28Anguish (film) — Infobox Film | name =Anguish caption =Original theatrical poster (U.S.) director = Bigas Luna producer = Pepón Coromina writer = Bigas Luna starring =Zelda Rubinstein Michael Lerner Talia Paul Angel Jove and Clara Pastor cinematography = Josep M …

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  • 29Anguish (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Anguish Type = Album Artist = And One Released = 1991 Recorded = 1990 1991 Genre = Synthpop Length = 53:44 Label = Machinery Records Producer = Steve Naghavi Reviews = Last album = Metalhammer This album = Anguish Next… …

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  • 30Anguish of Ireland — King Anguish of Ireland is a mythological character in the stories of King Arthur. He is the father of Iseult, and one of Arthur s early enemies in the chronicles. After Arthur defeats him he acknowledges Arthur s supremacy, but later becomes… …

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