Definition of: agony

(ag′ə·nē) noun plural ·nies
1. Intense suffering of body or mind; anguish; struggle.
2. Violent or very earnest contest or striving.
3. The suffering or struggle that precedes death. [<L agonia <Gk. agōnia <agōn contest] Synonyms: ache, anguish, distress, pain, pang, paroxysm, suffering, throe, torment, torture. Agony and anguish express the uttermost pain or suffering of body or mind; agony that with which the sufferer struggles; anguish, that by which he is crushed. Compare AFFLICTION, GRIEF.

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