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тоска́ — meaning in English

toska

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English meaning

  • angst noun A deep, often vague feeling of anxiety or dread, sometimes tied to broader worries about life or meaning.
  • anguish noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
  • ennui noun A weary, dissatisfied boredom that comes from having nothing that feels worth doing.
  • homesickness noun The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
  • longing noun A strong, often wistful desire for something.
  • nostalgia noun A wistful longing for the past, or for home and familiar things.
  • pine noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
  • sadness noun The state of feeling sad; sorrow.
  • sorrow noun Deep sadness, especially over a loss.
  • yearning noun A deep, wistful longing for something.

Senses

тоска́ is used for these senses in English:

  • angst Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
  • anguish Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
  • dolour (chiefly, uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.
  • ennui A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
  • homesickness The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
  • longing An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  • nostalgia (transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past. [from 20th c.]
  • pine (archaic) A painful longing.

anguish — full definition

  1. noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
  2. verb To suffer or cause severe mental distress.

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