What does Agony mean?
Definitions for Agony
ˈæg ə niagony
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Agony.
Princeton's WordNet
agony, torment, torturenoun
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
"an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
agony, suffering, excruciationnoun
a state of acute pain
Wiktionary
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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
AGONYnoun
Etymology: ἄγὼν, Gr. agon, low Lat. agonie, Fr.
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.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.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.
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agony
Agony is a state of extreme physical or mental pain, suffering, or distress. It can also refer to an intense or violent struggle or conflict.
Webster Dictionary
Agonynoun
violent contest or striving
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
Agonynoun
paroxysm of joy; keen emotion
Agonynoun
the last struggle of life; death struggle
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Rank popularity for the word 'Agony' in Nouns Frequency: #2951
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Agony in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Agony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Agony in a Sentence
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?
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Venus in Furs:
How exquisite that gaze of yours would be if you were being whipped to death, in the last agony.
One must judiciously retrospect not just his actions but also reactions of the other in order to arrive at a sensible conclusion. The primary fallacy is that you're assuming that the other is functioning out of awareness - which is falsity and this further aggrevates the mental agony, driving you farther from reality. Watch on!
I ended up in agony from the lack of oxygen. It felt like someone was stabbing a knife into my whole body.
My sister's decision to step forward came shortly after I began work on a book and a television series. It was the last association I wanted … But when Dylan Farrow explained her agony in the wake of powerful voices sweeping aside her allegations, the press often willing to be taken along for the ride, and the fears she held for young girls potentially being exposed to a predator — I ultimately knew she was right.
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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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