άγχος

Greek

Etymology

From the verb άγχω. Compare Ancient Greek ἄγχω

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaŋ.xɔs]
• Hyphenation: άγ‧χος

Noun

άγχος • (ánchos) n (plural άγχη)

1. stress, strain, anguish
2. pathological anxiety
3. something that causes stress

Declension

declension of άγχος

	singular	plural
nominative	άγχος •	άγχη •
genitive	άγχους •	αγχών •
accusative	άγχος •	άγχη •
vocative	άγχος •	άγχη •

Synonyms

• στρες n (stres)

Related terms

• αγχώνω (anchóno, “to put be under stress, to make anxious”)
• αγχώνομαι (anchónomai, “to be anxious, to be under stress”)
• αγχώδης (anchódis, “anxious”)
• αγχωμένος (anchoménos, “stressed”)
• αγχολυτικός (ancholytikós, “anxiolytic, anti-anxiety”)
• αγχολυτικό n (ancholytikó, “anxiolytic”)