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Synonyms for Agony
ˈæg ə niagony
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agonynoun
agonynoun
Violent contest or striving.
The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. —Thomas Babington Macaulay.
agonynoun
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.
Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. —Luke xxii. 44.
agonynoun
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
With cries and agonies of wild delight. —Alexander Pope.
agonynoun
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
agony
Pain is the most general term of this group, including all the others; pain is a disturbing sensation from which nature revolts, resulting from some injurious external interference (as from a wound, a bruise, a harsh word, etc.), or from some lack of what one needs, craves, or cherishes (as, the pain of hunger or bereavement), or from some abnormal action of bodily or mental functions (as, the pains of disease, envy, or discontent). Suffering is one of the severer forms of pain. The prick of a needle causes pain, but we should scarcely speak of it as suffering. Distress is too strong a word for little hurts, too feeble for the intensest suffering, but commonly applied to some continuous or prolonged trouble or need; as, the distress of a shipwrecked crew, or of a destitute family. Ache is lingering pain, more or less severe; pang, a pain short, sharp, intense, and perhaps repeated. We speak of the pangs of hunger or of remorse. Throe is a violent and thrilling pain. Paroxysm applies to an alternately recurring and receding pain, which comes as it were in waves; the paroxysm is the rising of the wave. Torment and torture are intense and terrible sufferings. Agony and anguish express the utmost pain or suffering of body or mind. Agony of body is that with which the system struggles; anguish that by which it is crushed.
Synonyms:
ache, anguish, distress, pain, pang, paroxysm, suffering, throe, torment, torture, twinge, wo(e)Antonyms:
comfort, delight, ease, enjoyment, peace, rapture, relief, solace
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Princeton's WordNet
agony, torment, torturenoun
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
"an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
Synonyms:
badgering, distortion, worrying, overrefinement, torturing, straining, harassment, excruciation, torture, anguish, bedevilment, suffering, twisting, agony, curse, tormentagony, suffering, excruciationnoun
a state of acute pain
Synonyms:
hurt, distress, woe, excruciation, torture, suffering, crucifixion, agony, torment
Dictionary of English Synonymes
agonynoun
Synonyms:
ANGUISH, pang, torture, torment, distress, rack, throe, severe pain, extreme suffering
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1938 | pain | |
#5093 | hurt | |
#5338 | torture | |
#5907 | suffering | |
#9795 | harassment | |
#10309 | distortion | |
#11618 | curse | |
#12669 | distress | |
#17151 | worrying | |
#20439 | agony | |
#23795 | twisting | |
#25311 | ache | |
#25704 | woe | |
#27991 | anguish | |
#29210 | torment | |
#33386 | pang | |
#36511 | straining | |
#37567 | crucifixion | |
#40763 | torturing | |
#41137 | martyrdom | |
#104149 | twinge | |
#156236 | paroxysm | |
#159889 | badgering |
How to use Agony in a sentence?
It would not have saved Kelsey’s life, but it would have saved us four days of agony not knowing where our child was.
The great souls distinguish with two things; their greater needs and their greater agony.
I’m so sorry for the agony and significant financial loss each of you have endured.
Mr. Dixon performed the operation in 2016 with the mesh but it was unsuccessful and caused her to be in agony, she had a follow-up operation which made things even worse.
Theres no word to describe the agony I feel that shes going through that, knowing theres biotechnology that exists on this planet that could have helped her and could help her still, this will give [patients] a pathway. Even if it doesnt work for them, at least theyre marching toward some type of hope.
Translations for Agony
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- عذابArabic
- агония, гърчене, мъкиBulgarian
- Freudenausbruch, Qual, Agonie, PeinGerman
- οδύνη, επιθανάτια αγωνία, μαρτύριοGreek
- agonía, angustiaSpanish
- kamppailu, taistelu, tuska, huuma, agonia, kuolinkamppailuFinnish
- agonieFrench
- angaaish, aaghaer, ard-phianManx
- þjáning, kvölIcelandic
- parossismo, angoscia, dolore, agoniaItalian
- יסוריםHebrew
- აგონიაGeorgian
- ژانKurdish
- pijn, doodsstrijd, agonieDutch
- agoniaPortuguese
- agonie, suferințăRomanian
- агония, страдание, выплеск эмоцийRussian
- kval, vånda, dödskampSwedish
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