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anguish

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  1. sorrow                
 
1. an.guish \'an-gwish\ n [ME angwisshe, fr. OF angoisse, fr. L angustiae, 
   pl., straits], distress, fr. angustus narrow; akin to OE enge narrow - more 
   at ANGER : extreme pain or distress of either body or mind 
2. anguish vi : to suffer intense pain or sorrow to cause to suffer anguish 
   or distress