What does "anguish" mean?

Anguish: Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Note: Rarely used in the plural: - Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. Latimer. See Agony.
  2. 3.To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] Temple.

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