anguish

baƙin ciki, tagayyara, azaba

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăngʹ-gwĭsh, IPA: /ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

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Noun

Singular anguish

Plural anguishes

1. Anguish refers to the emotional pain and despair someone can experience. <> (especially physical) àzābā̀; (especially mental) ùƙūbā̀, tàgàyyarā̀.

   My anguish over a break-up with my lover could not be soothed. <> baƙin ciki rabuwar da muka yi da masoyiya ta bai zai sassauta ba.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) anguish

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) anguishes

Past tense (ya wuce) anguished

Past participle (ya wuce) anguished

Present participle (ana cikin yi) anguishing

1. If you feel anguished, you are suffering in pain. <> fama da jin zafi.