What does "anguish" mean?
Anguish: Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv.
Additional senses
- 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.
- 3.To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] Temple.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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