anguish

English

/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English angwissh derived from anguise derived from Old French angoisse derived from Latin angustia (narrowness, scarcity, distress, difficulty) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂enǵʰ-

Gloss

narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict

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