anguish

Meaning

Synonyms

distress
C1
sorrow
B2
pain
A2
agony
C1
suffering
B1
grief
B2
torment
C1
affliction
20k
worry
A1
misery
B2
anxiety
C1
torture
B2
trouble
A1
fear
A2
😨
remorse
C1
heartbreak
C2
woe
C2
sadness
C1
hardship
C2
regret
B1
crucifixion
24k
apprehension
25k
pang
C2
hurt
A1
heartache
C2
dread
C2
terror
B2
restlessness
31k
stress
B2
painfulness
throe
sick
A1
🤢
smartness
48k
sufferings
24k
suspense
C2
toiling
36k
trepidation
42k
tribulation
turmoil
C2
uneasiness
49k
unhappiness
C2
wretchedness

difficult situation

mental pain

afflict

excessive pain

agonize
ail
angst
27k
beset
39k
Translations

angoisse
angoscia
angustia
Qual
angústia
Angst
😨
Leiden
Schmerz
angst
😨
ambascia
Pein
peine

αγωνία

Leid
douleur
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
angwissh
Inherited from Middle English
angwischen
In summary

From Middle English angwissh, anguishe, angoise, from Anglo-Norman anguise, anguisse, from Old French angoisse, from Latin angustia (“narrowness, scarcity, difficulty, distress”), from angustus (“narrow, difficult”), from angere (“to press together, cause pain, distress”). See angst, the Germanic cognate, and anger.

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