anguish
noun /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
/ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
[uncountable] (formal)- severe physical or mental pain, difficulty or unhappiness
- He groaned in anguish.
- Tears of anguish filled her eyes.
Extra Examples- He suffered the anguish of watching his son go to prison.
- His mouth felt dry with anguish.
- In her anguish, she turned to her father for help.
- The loss of a pet can cause some people real anguish.
- his anguish at the death of his wife
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- deep
- great
- …
- cause
- experience
- feel
- …
- in (somebody’s) anguish
- with anguish
- anguish at
- …
- a cry of anguish
- a scream of anguish
- pain and anguish
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin angustia ‘tightness’, (plural) ‘distress’, from angustus ‘narrow’.