Anguish

Anguish ({not transcribed}) , noun

[Old English anguishe, anguise, angoise, French angoisse, from Latin angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, from angustus narrow, difficult, from angere to press together. See Anger.]

Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. — Ex. vi. 9

Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. — Jer. iv. 31

Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. — Latimer

Rarely used in the plural: --

Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. Latimer.

Anguish , transitive verb

[Compare French angoisser, from Latin angustiare.]

To distress with extreme pain or grief. [Rare] — Temple