Hillary Clintonâs State Department was part of a panel that approved the sale of one of Americaâs largest uranium mines at the same time a foundation controlled by the sellerâs chairman was making donations to a Clinton family charity, records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show.
Dismay describes an emotional state of alarm, fear, or serious disappointment. The first part of dismay comes from the Latin prefix dis-, which comes in handy when you want to put a negative spin on words (dishonest, discount, disenchant, etc.). The last bit of dismay most likely comes from the Germanic word magan, meaning to be able to..
The noun anguish refers to severe physical or emotional pain or distress. A trip to the dentist might cause a cavity-prone person a lot of anguish. We get this word from a Latin word, angustus, which literally meant narrow but developed the figurative sense of distressed â think of being choked off or forced into a small space. In modern times anguish has been in the English with the parallel and related meanings of physical torment and emotional suffering.. Both kinds might be experienced at the hands of a dentist who likes to make his patients squirm in agony.