n. [ OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F. angoisse, fr. L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus narrow, difficult, fr. angere to press together. See Anger. ] Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. [ 1913 Webster ]
But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Ex. vi. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv. 31. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rarely used in the plural: --
Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare. ] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [ R. ] Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. [ p. p. from anguish. ] suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
v. i.
We . . . do languish of such diseases. 2 Esdras viii. 31. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife,
And let me languish into life. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
For the fields of Heshbon languish. Is. xvi. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To cause to droop or pine. [ Obs. ] Shak. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Languishment. [ Obs. or Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
What, of death, too,
That rids our dogs of languish? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
And the blue languish of soft Allia's eye. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who languishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
adv. In a languishing manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. Languishment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]