soulache

== English == === Alternative forms === soul-ache === Etymology === By surface analysis, soul +‎ ache. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɔlˌeɪk/ === Noun === soulache (usually uncountable, plural soulaches) (dated, somewhat poetic) A deep, foundational sense of despair, hopelessness, or anguish, often so extreme as to be debilitating to those afflicted by it.