anguish Meaning and Definition
1. n. extreme mental distress
2. n. extreme distress of body or mind
3. v. cause emotional anguish or make miserable
4. v. suffer great pains or distress
Anguish is a term used in philosophy, often as a translation from the Latin for 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).
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