Definitions for Agony
ˈæg ə niagony

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agony, torment, torturenoun

   intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

   "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"

2. agony, suffering, excruciationnoun

   a state of acute pain

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. agonynoun

   Violent contest or striving.

   The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Thomas Babington Macaulay.

2. 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.

3. agonynoun

   Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.

   With cries and agonies of wild delight. Alexander Pope.

4. agonynoun

   The last struggle of life; death struggle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AGONYnoun

   Etymology: ἄγὼν, Gr. agon, low Lat. agonie, Fr.

   1. The pangs of death; properly the last contest between life and death.

   Never was there more pity in saving any than in ending me,
   because therein my agony shall end. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Thou who for me did feel such pain,
   Whose precious blood the cross did stain,
   Let not those agonies be vain. Wentworth Dillon.

   2. Any violent or excessive pain of body or mind.

   Betwixt them both, they have me done to dy,
   Through wounds and strokes, and stubborn handeling,
   That death were better than such agony,
   As grief and fury unto me did bring. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   Thee I have miss’d, and thought it long, depriv’d
   Thy presence, agony of love! till now
   Not felt, nor shall be twice. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.

   3. It is particularly used in devotions for our Redeemer’s conflict in the garden.

   To propose our desires, which cannot take such effect as we specify, shall, notwithstanding, otherwise procure us his heavenly grace, even as this very prayer of Christ obtained angels to be sent him as comforters in his agony. Richard Hooker, b. v.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agonynoun

   violent contest or striving

2. 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

3. Agonynoun

   paroxysm of joy; keen emotion

4. Agonynoun

   the last struggle of life; death struggle

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Agony' in Nouns Frequency: #2951

How to pronounce Agony?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Agony in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Agony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Agony in a Sentence

1. George Eliot:

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

2. Maya Angelou:

   There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

3. Don Dottolo:

   That was scary, but that was 10-minutes scary, this was hours of agony.

4. Ernest Thompson Seton:

   Have the wild things no moral or legal rights? What right has man to inflict such long and fearful agony on a fellow creature, simply because that creature does not speak his language?

5. Isadora Duncan, The Sensational Life of Isadora Duncan:

   No flower of art ever fully blossomed save it was nourished by tears of agony.

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