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单词 anguish
释义

anguish

[ ang-gwish ]
/ ˈæŋ gwɪʃ /
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noun

excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief.

verb (used with object)

to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain.

verb (used without object)

to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish: to anguish over the loss of a loved one.

Origin of anguish

1175–1225; Middle English anguisse<Old French <Latin angustia tight place, equivalent to angust(us) narrow + -ia-ia; cf. anxious; akin to anger

SYNONYMS FOR anguish

1 agony, torment, torture.
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ANTONYMS FOR anguish

1 delight, comfort, relief.
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synonym study for anguish

1. See pain.

Words nearby anguish

angsty, Anguier, Anguilla, anguilliform, anguine, anguish, anguished, angular, angular acceleration, angular artery, angular cheilitis
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British Dictionary definitions for anguish

anguish
/ (ˈæŋɡwɪʃ) /

noun

extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony

verb

to afflict or be afflicted with anguish

Word Origin for anguish

C13: from Old French angoisse a strangling, from Latin angustia narrowness, from angustus narrow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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