anguish
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an·guish
(ăng'gwĭsh) 
n.
Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment. See synonyms at regret.
v., -guished, -guish·ing, -guish·es. v.tr.
To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
v.intr.
To feel or suffer anguish.
n.
Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment. See synonyms at regret.
v., -guished, -guish·ing, -guish·es. v.tr.
To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
v.intr.
To feel or suffer anguish.
[Middle English angwisshe, from Old French anguisse, from Latin angustiae, distress, from angustus, narrow.]
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anguish
noun
- A state of physical or mental suffering: affliction, agony, distress, hurt, misery, pain, torment, torture, woe, wound, wretchedness. See happy/unhappy.
verb
- To bring great harm or suffering to: afflict, agonize, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, scourge, smite, strike, torment, torture. See attack/defend, help/harm/harmless.
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anguish
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Definition: severe upset or pain
Antonyms: comfort, contentment, happiness, joy, joyfulness, solace
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy:
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anguish
In the philosophy of Sartre, an inescapable sense of deep and total responsibility for one's own choice and action.
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categories related to 'anguish'
- Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - anguish: extreme mental distress
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Anguish is a term used in philosophy, often as a translation from the German Angst. It is a paramount feature of existentialist philosophy, in which anguish is often understood as the experience of an utterly free being in a world with zero absolutes (existential despair). In the theology of Kierkegaard, it refers to a being with total free will who is in a constant state of spiritual fear that his freedom will lead him to fall short of the standards that God has laid out for him.
In the teachings of Sartre, anguish is seen when an utterly free being realizes the unpredictability of his or her action. For an example, when walking along a cliff, you would feel anguish to know that you have the freedom to throw yourself down to your imminent death.
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Anguish
Dansk (Danish)
n. - pine, kval
v. tr. - pine, volde kval
v. intr. - pines, have kvaler
Nederlands (Dutch)
kwelling, psychisch leed, pijnigen, lijden
Français (French)
n. - angoisse, anxiété, supplice
v. tr. - être angoissé, souffrir le martyre
v. intr. - être angoissé
Deutsch (German)
n. - Qual
v. - Qualen erleiden, quälen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγωνία, οδύνη
v. - βασανίζω, ταλανίζω, νιώθω αγωνία, βασανίζομαι
Italiano (Italian)
tormento, dolore
Português (Portuguese)
n. - agonia (f), tortura (f), angústia (f), ansiedade (f)
v. - torturar-se, angustiar-se
Русский (Russian)
страдание, боль, терзание
Español (Spanish)
n. - angustia, tormento, aflicción
v. tr. - angustiar, atormentar, afligir
v. intr. - angustiarse, atormentarse, afligirse
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pina, kval
v. - pina, lida kval
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
苦恼, 痛苦, 使极苦闷, 使极痛苦, 感到痛苦
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 苦惱, 痛苦
v. tr. - 使極苦悶, 使極痛苦
v. intr. - 感到痛苦
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고통
v. tr. - 을 괴롭히다
v. intr. - 괴로워하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 激痛, 苦痛
v. - 苦悶する
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الم مبرح جسدي أو نفسي (فعل) يعاني من الما جسديا مبرحا
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ייסורים, חרדה
v. tr. - גרם סבל
v. intr. - סבל
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