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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anguish \An"guish\, verb (used with an object) [Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] --Temple.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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.
Note: 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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
anguish
noun
1: extreme mental distress [syn: {torment}, {torture}]
2: extreme distress of body or mind
verb
1: suffer great pains or distress
2: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" [syn: {pain}, {hurt}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
143 Moby Thesaurus words for "anguish": ache, aching heart, afflict, affliction, aggrieve, agonize, agony, agony of mind, ail, angst, anxiety, atrocious pain, bale, barb the dart, bitterness, blanch, bleed, bleeding heart, blench, boredom, break down, bring to tears, broken heart, bruise, care, carking care, cheerlessness, crucifixion, crush, crushing, cut, cut up, depression, depth of misery, desolate, desolation, despair, discomfort, discomposure, discontent, dislike, displeasure, disquiet, dissatisfaction, distress, disturb, dole, draw tears, dread, dullness, embitter, emptiness, ennui, excruciation, existential woe, extremity, feel pain, feel the pangs, flatness, go hard with, grief, grieve, grimace, grimness, have a misery, heartache, heartbreak, heartfelt grief, heartgrief, heavy heart, hurt, hurt the feelings, infelicity, inquietude, inundate, joylessness, lack of pleasure, lamentation, languishment, malaise, martyrdom, martyrization, melancholia, melancholy, misery, nausea, nongratification, nonsatisfaction, oppress, overwhelm, pain, painfulness, pang, pierce, pining, pound, prick, prostrate, prostration, rack, regret, rue, sadness, savorlessness, shoot, shrink, smart, sorrow, sorrowing, spleen, stab, staleness, sting, suffer, suffer anguish, suffering, suicidal despair, tastelessness, tediousness, tedium, thrill, throb, tingle, torment, torture, trouble, twinge, twist the knife, twitch, uncomfortableness, unease, uneasiness, unhappiness, unpleasure, unsatisfaction, upset, vexation of spirit, wince, woe, worry, wound, wretchedness, writhe
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