angustia
/anˈɡustja/ · B2 · noun · f
anguish
😰 angustia ~ angusto (narrow): a narrow, tight squeeze in the chest = anguish
From Latin angustia, narrowness, from angustus (narrow). Same root as English angst and anguish. Anguish is the tight, constricted feeling of distress, like having no room to breathe. Say it as ahn-GOOS-tya and link it to angosto, narrow.