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单词 angustity
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angustityn.

Brit. /aŋˈɡʌstᵻti/, U.S. /æŋˈɡəstədi/
Forms: 1500s angustitye, 1900s– angustity.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin angustitāt-, angustitās.
Etymology: < classical Latin angustitāt-, angustitās narrowness of space, confined position < angustus angust adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix1; compare -ity suffix). Compare slightly earlier angustness n.
rare.
1. Medicine. Constriction or tightness (of the chest). Cf. angustation n., angustness n. Obsolete.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath
straitness1398
straitheada1400
pursivenessc1450
pursiness?c1475
shortwindiness1545
shortness of breath1577
angustness1598
angustity1599
brevity1600
breathlessness1612
short-windedness1614
dyspnoea1681
tightness1785
puffiness1813
1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke i. 103/1 Heerwith hath on binne curede whoe throughe the angustitye [Ger. Enge] of his Brest oftentimes fell downe to the eath [sic].
2. Limitation, confinement. Cf. angustation n.
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1949 E. Morgan Let. 23 Aug. in Times (Scotl. ed.) (2010) 18 Sept. 15/1 A little document, my dear Linacre, To express my resentment at the wretched angustity Of fate and time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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