Dictionary
an•guish
Pronunciation: (ang'gwish), [key]—
n.
excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain:
the anguish of grief.
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v.t.
to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain.
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v.i.
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.