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Webster 1913 Edition
Anguish
An′guish
,Noun.
[OE.
anguishe
, anguise
, angoise
, F. angoisse
, fr. L. angustia
narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus
narrow, difficult, fr. angere
to press together. See Anger
.] Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
But they hearkened not unto Moses for
anguish
of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Ex. vi. 9.
Anguish
as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv. 31.
Rarely used in the plural: –
Ye miserable people, you must go to God in
anguishes
, and make your prayer to him. Latimer.
Syn. – Agony; pang; torture; torment. See
Agony
. An′guish
,Verb.
T.
[Cf. F.
angoisser
, fr. L. angustiare
.] To distress with extreme pain or grief.
[R.]
Temple.
Webster 1828 Edition
Anguish
AN'GUISH
,Noun.
Extreme pain, either of body or mind. As bodily pain, it may differ from agony, which is such distress of the whole body as to cause contortion, whereas anguish may be a local pain as of an ulcer, or gout. But anguish and agony are nearly synonymous. As pain of the mind, it signifies any keen distress from sorrow, remorse, despair and kindred passions.
And they hearkened not to Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Ex. 6.
AN'GUISH
,Verb.
T.