angoisse

See also: angoissé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French angoisse, from Latin angustia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡwas/

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Noun

angoisse f (plural angoisses)

1. anguish, distress
2. (psychiatry) anxiety
3. (philosophy) angst
4. fear, dread

Derived terms

• angoisseux
• angoisse de la page blanche
• poire d’angoisse
• crise d’angoisse

Verb

angoisse

1. inflection of angoisser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “angoisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• agnosies, agonises, songeais

Old French

Alternative forms

• anguisse, anguise

Etymology

From Latin angustia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈɡoi̯.sə/

Noun

angoisse oblique singular, f (oblique plural angoisses, nominative singular angoisse, nominative plural angoisses)

1. fear, worry, terror

Related terms

• angoissier
• anguissous

Descendants

• French: angoisse
• → Middle English: angwissh (see there for further descendants)