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extreme pain, distress, or anxiety

The meaning of the word anguish is extreme pain, distress, or anxiety.

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appurtenancesaccessory objects
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
minusculevery small
apprehendarrest
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
blotchto mark or mar with blotches