anguish
anguish is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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