extreme distress of body or mind
"The news of his accident filled her with such anguish that she could barely breathe."
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
"She winced in anguish as the sharp needle pierced her skin during the vaccination."
suffer great pains or distress
"The mother watched her child fall from the tree, filling her heart with anguish as she screamed for help."
To suffer pain.
"The baby's wail of anguish filled the room as he cried from a broken toy."
A surname.
"The genealogy book listed Anguish as a rare English surname among the early settlers of Virginia."