aganactesis

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγᾰνάκτησῐς (aganáktēsis, physical pain and irritation).

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aganactesis (plural aganacteses)

  1. (rhetoric) An exclamation made out of a sense of deep indignation.

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