angústia

/ɐ̃ˈɡustʃjɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as angústias

Meaning

  1. anguish

    • Vivo com angústia.

      I live in anguish.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

tortura

Close — anguish and torture overlap in describing intense suffering.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

angustia

angustia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "anguish."

Spanish

congoja

congoja is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "anguish."

Practice

1 What does angústia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vivo com ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches angústia?

noun

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