[an.guish] n [ME angwisshe, fr. OF angoisse, fr. L angustiae, pl., straits, distress, fr. angustus narrow; akin to OE enge narrow--more at anger] (13c): extreme pain, distress, or anxiety syn see sorrow
[2]anguish vi (14c): to suffer anguish ~ vt: to cause to suffer anguish