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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gotong
"그녀는 말할 수 없는 고통을 느꼈다."
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Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
"She cried in anguish when she heard the tragic news."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'angustia', meaning tightness, distress, or narrowness, through Old French 'angoisse'. The term evolved in Middle English to describe severe mental or physical pain, suffering, or distress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anguish" is said worldwide
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Qual
Transliteration: Qual
"Sie schrie vor Schmerz und Qual."
angoisse
Transliteration: angoisse
"Il a vécu des moments d'angoisse."
angoscia
Transliteration: angoscia
"Il suo cuore era pieno di angoscia."
angustia
Transliteration: angustia
"Sentía una gran angustia en el pecho."
angústia
Transliteration: angústia
"Ela viveu em profunda angústia."
पीडा
Transliteration: pida
Script: पीड़ा
"वह गहरी पीड़ा में था।"
痛苦
Transliteration: tòngkǔ
"他陷入了极度的痛苦之中。"
고통
Transliteration: gotong
"그녀는 말할 수 없는 고통을 느꼈다."
苦悩
Transliteration: kunō
"彼は深い苦悩のなかにいた。"
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