/ ˈæŋgwɪʃ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( formal ) severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness :
He groaned in anguish.
Tears of anguish filled her eyes.
► an·guished adjective :
anguished cries
an anguished letter from her prison cell
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from Latin angustia tightness, (plural) distress, from angustus narrow.