Definition of agony Agony
/æˈgʌni/ - [atgunee] - ag•o•ny
We found 13 definitions of agony from 6 different sources.
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What does agony mean?
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NounPlural: agonies |
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| agony - a state of acute pain | ||
| suffering, excruciation | ||
| hurting, pain a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" | ||
| throe severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth" | ||
| agony - intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" | ||
| torment, torture | ||
| suffering, hurt feelings of mental or physical pain | ||
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- agony (Noun)
Violent contest or striving. - agony (Noun)
Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane. - agony (Noun)
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion. - agony (Noun)
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- agony (n.)
Violent contest or striving. - agony (n.)
Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane. - agony (n.)
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion. - agony (n.)
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
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agony
Great pain or suffering.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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agony
ag′o-ni, n. a violent struggle: extreme suffering: the death struggle in particular: Christ's anguish in Gethsemane.—v.t. Ag′onise, to struggle, suffer agony: to subject to agony.—adj. Ag′onising, causing agony.—adv. Ag′onisingly.—Agony column, the part of a newspaper containing special advertisements, as for missing friends and the like. [Gr.—agōn, contest.]
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🔤- agony, noun, singular of agonies.
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