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angor.

suffocation, choking, strangulation; mental distress, anxiety, anguish, vexation

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈaŋ.ɡɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈaŋ.ɡor]

  1. strangulation

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. anguish, torment, trouble, vexation

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From angō (“to throttle, strangle; to torment, trouble, vex”) + -or, possibly inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰos (“squeezing, strangulation; distress, anxiety, tribulation, affliction”, s-stem); compare Old Norse angr (whence English anger), Sanskrit अंहस् (áṃhas) and Avestan 𐬄𐬰𐬀𐬵 (ązah).

verb[ˈaŋ.ɡɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈaŋ.ɡor]

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of angō

    first-person · form-of · indicative · passive · present · singular
Where this word comes from

From angō (“to throttle, strangle; to torment, trouble, vex”) + -or, possibly inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰos (“squeezing, strangulation; distress, anxiety, tribulation, affliction”, s-stem); compare Old Norse angr (whence English anger), Sanskrit अंहस् (áṃhas) and Avestan 𐬄𐬰𐬀𐬵 (ązah).

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