agony

(ăg'ə-nē)
n., pl., -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 agōnia, from Greek agōniā, from agōn, struggle, from agein, to drive.]

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noun

A state of physical or mental suffering: affliction, anguish, distress, hurt, misery, pain, torment, torture, woe, wound, wretchedness. See happy/unhappy.

n

Definition: suffering, pain
Antonyms: comfort, happiness, health, peace, success

IN BRIEF: Great pain and suffering.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love. — George Eliot

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1. death struggle.
2. extreme suffering.

n

1. severe pain or extreme suffering. 2. the death struggle.

For a list of words related to agony, see:

• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - agony: intense mental pain or tortured state of mind

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pine, kval

idioms:

• agony aunt    brevkasseredaktør
• agony column    læserbrevkasse

Nederlands (Dutch)
hevige pijn, (dood)strijd, uitbarsting

Français (French)
n. - angoisse, supplice, douleur atroce

idioms:

• agony aunt    (GB, Journ) journaliste qui tient la rubrique du courrier du c¯ur
• agony column    courrier du c¯ur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Qual, Todeskampf, Agonie

idioms:

• agony aunt    Briefkastentante
• agony column    Zeitungsspalte für private Mitteilungen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγωνία, φρικτή οδύνη, (μτφ.) βάσανο, ψυχορράγημα

idioms:

• agony aunt    υπεύθυνος στήλης για τα προσωπικά προβλήματα αναγνωστών
• agony column    στήλη για τα προσωπικά προβλήματα αναγνωστών

Italiano (Italian)
agonia, strazio

idioms:

• agony aunt    titolare di rubrica di corrispondenza
• agony column    rubrica di corrispondenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - agonia (f), angústia (f)

idioms:

• agony aunt    pessoa (f) que escreve coluna (f) de problemas pessoais em um jornal
• agony column    seção (f) de óbitos de um jornal

Русский (Russian)
мука, страдания, мучительная боль

idioms:

• agony aunt    лицо, дающее советы по личным вопросам через газету
• agony column    Газетная объявления о розыске по пропавшим родным

Español (Spanish)
n. - agonía, angustia mortal, zozobra, suplicio

idioms:

• agony aunt    consejera sentimental (en la prensa)
• agony column    anuncios personales (relativos a personas u objetos perdidos)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vånda, kval, dödskamp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
极度痛苦, 临死的痛苦, 苦恼, 爆发

idioms:

• agony aunt    问答专栏阿姨
• agony column    私事广告栏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 極度痛苦, 臨死的痛苦, 苦惱, 爆發

idioms:

• agony aunt    問答專欄阿姨
• agony column    私事廣告欄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 심한 고통, 격정, 몸부림

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 苦悩, キリストの苦悶

idioms:

• agony aunt    新聞などの人生相談欄の担当者
• agony column    私事広告欄, 身上相談欄

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألم مبرح, صراع عنيف, نوبه مفاجئه من ألإبتهاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ייסורים, מאבק עז, גסיסה‬

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