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agony

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ag·o·ny  (g-n)
n. pl. ag·o·nies
1. The suffering of intense physical or mental pain.
2. The struggle that precedes death.
3. A sudden or intense emotion: an agony of doubt.
4. A violent, intense struggle.

[Middle English agonie, from Old French, from Late Latin agnia, from Greek agni, from agn, struggle, from agein, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

agony
Noun
pl -nies acute physical or mental pain [Greek agōnia struggle]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.agonyagony - intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
hurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain
2.agonyagony - a state of acute pain
hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
throe - severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth"
Passion of Christ, Passion - the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion

agony
Translations
Spanish agony [ˈægənɪ] n (= pain) → dolor m atroz (= distress); angustia;
to be in agony → retorcerse de dolor

French agony [ˈægənɪ] n (= pain) → douleur f atroce (= distress); angoisse f;
to be in agony → souffrir le martyre

German agony [ˈægənɪ] n (pain) → Schmerz m;
(torment) → Qual f;
to be in agony → Qualen leiden

Italian agony [ˈægənɪ] nagonia;
I was in agony → avevo dei dolori atroci

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In the agony of death, the bird exclaimed: "O unhappy me
"I knew your fortitude would give out after a while," said the American Statesman, delighted; "your agony attests my political power.
I have often thought so when, in foreign countries, where the fields and woods have looked to me like our English Loamshire--the rich land tilled with just as much care, the woods rolling down the gentle slopes to the green meadows--I have come on sormething by the roadside which has reminded me that I am not in Loamshire: an image of a great agony--the agony of the Cross.
 
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