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Meaning of agony in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈæɡəni/

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  1. Noun

    agony

    Etymology

    late Middle English (originally denoting mental anguish alone): via Old French and late Latin from Greek agōnia, from agōn‘contest’. The sense of physical suffering dates from the early 17th century

    Definitions

    1. intense feelings of suffering

    Examples

    • « acute mental or physical pain »
    • « an agony of doubt »
    • « the torments of the damned »
  2. 2. a state of acute pain

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