Etymology

Noun

1. Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
   • 1889,Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles:

     A terrible scream—a prolonged yell of horror and anguish—burst out of the silence of the moor. That frightful cry turned the blood to ice in my veins.

Synonyms

• agony
• calvary
• cross
• pang
• torture
• torment
• See also Wikisaurus:agony

Verb

1. To suffer pain.
   • 1900s, Kl. Knigge, Iceland Folk Song, traditional, Harmony: H. Ruland

     We’re leaving these shores for our time has come, the days of our youth must now end. The hearts bitter anguish, it burns for the home that we’ll never see again.

2. To cause to suffer pain.