mental anguish

mental anguish — men·tal an·guish n: a high degree of emotional pain, distress, torment, or suffering that may aggravate a crime or be a subject of an action for damages or wrongful death: emotional distress Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …   Law dictionary

mental anguish — When connected with a physical injury, this term includes both the resultant mental sensation of pain and also the accompanying feelings of distress, fright, and anxiety. As an element of damages implies a relatively high degree of mental pain… …   Black's law dictionary

mental anguish — Grief. Mental suffering as distinguished from physical pain, but inclusive of the mental reaction to physical pain and suffering caused by a personal injury. 22 Am J2d Damg § 195 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

mental anguish — noun sustained dull painful emotion • Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑painfulness …   Useful english dictionary

mental suffering — mental suf·fer·ing n: emotional distress Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mental suffering …   Law dictionary

anguish — I verb ache, aggrieve, agonize, desolate, disturb, excruciate, grieve, harry, make miserable, pain, prostrate, rack, suffer, torment, torture, trouble, writhe associated concepts: mental anguish, noneconomic loss, pain and suffering II index pain …   Law dictionary

anguish — n. (formal) 1) to cause anguish 2) deep; mental anguish 3) anguish at, over 4) in anguish (in anguish over smb. s death) * * * [ æŋgwɪʃ] mental anguish over (formal) to cause anguish deep anguish at …   Combinatory dictionary

mental cruelty — A course of conduct on the part of one spouse toward the other spouse which can endanger the mental and physical health and efficiency of the other spouse to such an extent as to render continuance of the marital relation intolerable. As a ground …   Black's law dictionary

mental — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin mentalis, from Latin ment , mens mind more at mind Date: 15th century 1. a. of or relating to the mind; specifically of or relating to the total emotional and intellectual response of an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

mental suffering — See mental anguish mental cruelty …   Black's law dictionary

anguish — Intense pain of body or mind. Hancock v Western Union Tel. Co. 137 NC 497, 49 SE 952. See mental anguish …   Ballentine's law dictionary