- ag|o|ny
- ag|o|ny «AG uh nee», noun, plural -nies.1. a) very great suffering of body or mind: »
Nobody can stand for long the agony of a severe toothache.
SYNONYM(S): torment. b) Figurative. very great suffering of mind; extreme mental pain or suffering: »The loss of her husband filled her with agony.
SYNONYM(S): torment, woe.2. a sudden, powerful emotion: »With cries and agonies of wild delight… (Alexander Pope).
3. Often, agonies. the struggle often preceding death: »the agonies of death, mortal agony.
4. a struggle, especially one involving a crisis: »the agony of war.
╂[< Late Latin agōnia < Greek agōníā a struggle < agōn contest, assembly < ágein to conduct, celebrate]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.