angustiare — meaning in English

English meaning

• distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
• torment noun Severe physical or mental suffering.

Senses

angustiare is used for these senses in English:

• distress To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
• torment (transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

distress — full definition

1. noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
2. verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.

torment — full definition

1. noun Severe physical or mental suffering.
2. verb To cause someone severe suffering or distress, often repeatedly.

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