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   Anguish , 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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   Anguish, v. t. [Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.]
   Temple.
   
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