Noun: anguish ang-gwish
- Extreme distress of body or mind
"The news of her son's accident filled her with anguish";
- torment, torture
- Suffer great pains or distress
"She anguished over her son's illness"
- Cause emotional anguish or make miserable
"It anguishes me to see my children not being taught well in school";
- pain, hurt
Derived forms: anguished, anguishes, anguishing
Type of: ache, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, distress, hurt, suffer, suffering, untune [rare], upset
Encyclopedia: Anguish, Charles