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angor
[ ang-ger ]
/ ˈæŋ gər /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
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Origin of angor
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin: suffocation. See anger
Words nearby angor
Angola, Angolan, Angolese, angon, angophora, angor, Angora, Angora cat, Angora goat, Angora rabbit, Angostura
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How to use angor in a sentence
Siem Reap, Cambodia, is a fairly wild city best known as the gateway to Angor Wat.
But angor meant not only quinsy or compression of the neck; it assumed a moral import, and signifies anguish or anxiety.
But angor meant not only quinsy or compression of the neck: it assumed a moral import, and signifies anguish or anxiety.
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