What does angustia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word angustia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use angustia in Spanish.

The word angustia in Spanish means anguish, distress, nausea, worrywart, upset, worry, get worried, get distressed, anxiety attack, panic attack. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word angustia

anguish, distress

nombre femenino (preocupación, temor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La falta de noticias de su hijo le producía angustia a la mujer.
The lack of news about his son caused the mother great anguish.

nausea

nombre femenino (ganas de vomitar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Desde que comí ese guiso tengo angustia y necesito vomitar.
Since I ate that stew I've felt nausea and need to throw up.

worrywart

adjetivo invariable (ES: coloquial (persona: pesimista) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No seas angustias: deja de preocuparte por si llegamos tarde y disfruta del paseo.
Don't be a worrywart, stop worrying about arriving late and enjoy the walk!

upset, worry

verbo transitivo (inquietar, afligir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No lo estés angustiando con tantos problemas.
Don't go upsetting (or: worrying) him with so many problems.

get worried, get distressed

verbo pronominal (sentir inquietud) (effect)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se angustiaban porque veían un futuro desalentador.
They got worried (or: distressed) as they only saw a bleak future.

anxiety attack, panic attack

(ataque de pánico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ataque de angustia es un trastorno de ansiedad.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The parents learned that their daughter had been suffering from anxiety attacks.

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