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Definition of: anguish
(ang′gwish) noun
Excruciating mental or bodily pain; agony; torture. See synonyms under AGONY, ANXIETY.
—v.t. & v.i. To affect or suffer with anguish. [OF anguisse < L angustia tightness, difficulty < angustus narrow, tight]
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