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An"guish (&unr_;), n. [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.
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But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
Ex. vi. 9.
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Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child.
Jer. iv. 31.
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Rarely used in the plural: --
Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him.
Latimer.
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Syn. -- Agony; pang; torture; torment. See Agony.
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An"guish, v. t. [Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] Temple.
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