anguish: Meaning and Definition of

an•guish

Pronunciation: (ang'gwish), [key]
— n.
  1. excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief.
—v.t.
  1. to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain.
—v.i.
  1. to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish: to anguish over the loss of a loved one.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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