angor

[ ang-ger ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
2. angina.

Word History and Origins

Origin of angor¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: suffocation. See anger

Example Sentences

Siem Reap, Cambodia, is a fairly wild city best known as the gateway to Angor Wat.

From The Daily Beast

But angor meant not only quinsy or compression of the neck; it assumed a moral import, and signifies anguish or anxiety.

From Project Gutenberg

But angor meant not only quinsy or compression of the neck: it assumed a moral import, and signifies anguish or anxiety.

From Project Gutenberg