Anagram Solver
Scrabble Word Finder & Unscrambler
Showing words for ANGUISH using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Anguish
6 Letter Words for Anguish
5 Letter Words for Anguish
4 Letter Words for Anguish
3 Letter Words for Anguish
Definitions for Anguish
[1] excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief.
[2] to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain.
[3] to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish: to anguish over the loss of a loved one.
[4] extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony
[5] to afflict or be afflicted with anguish
Words related to Anguish
heartache, agony, sorrow, grief, suffering, heartbreak, torment, misery, woe, distress, torture, dolor, dole, throe, pang, affliction, wretchedness, rue, hurting
Words nearby Anguish
angsty, anguier, anguilla, anguilliform, anguine, anguish, anguished, angular, angular acceleration, angular artery, angular cheilitis
Origin of Anguish
1175–1225; Middle English anguisse < Old French < Latin angustia tight place, equivalent to angust(us ) narrow + -ia -ia; cf. anxious; akin to anger
Word origin for Anguish
C13: from Old French angoisse a strangling, from Latin angustia narrowness, from angustus narrow
Synonyms for Anguish
agony, grief, heartache, heartbreak, misery, sorrow, suffering, torment, woe, affliction, distress, dole, dolor, hurting, pang, rue, throe, torture, wretchedness