Regina [regi-na]â¼ as a girls' name is pronounced re-JEEN-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Regina is queen. Appeared at the end of the Victorian era, possibly because Her Majesty was often known as Victoria Regina. May also be used as reference to the Virgin Mary, Regina Coelis, Queen of the Heavens.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Anguish is a term used in philosophy, often as a translation from the Latin for angst. It is a paramount feature of existentialist philosophy, in which anguish is often understood as the experience of an utterly free being in a world with zero absolutes.
Legal Definition of emotional distress. : a highly unpleasant emotional reaction (as anguish, humiliation, or fury) which results from another's conduct and for which damages may be sought âcalled also emotional harm, mental anguish, mental distress, mental disturbance, mental suffering â see also outrage, zone of danger.