| NOUN | feeling | agony, torment, torture | intense feelings of suffering |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | agony, suffering, excruciation | a state of acute pain |
| Sounds | ae'gahniy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an agony of doubt" | |
| Synonyms | torment, torture | |
| Broader | suffering, hurt | Feelings of mental or physical pain |
| Spanish | agonía, tormento | |
| Catalan | agonia | |
| Adjectives | agonal | pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies) |
| Nouns | agonist | someone involved in a contest / contest or battle (as in an agon) |
| agonist | the principal character in a work of fiction | |
| Verbs | agonise | suffer agony or anguish |
| agonise | cause to agonize | |
| Meaning | A state of acute pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | suffering, excruciation | |
| Narrower | Passion, Passion of Christ | The suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion |
| throe | severe spasm of pain | |
| Broader | pain, hurting | A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder |
| Spanish | agonía, sufrimiento | |
| Catalan | agonia, sofriment | |
| Adjectives | agonal | pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies) |
| Nouns | agonist | someone involved in a contest / contest or battle (as in an agon) |
| Verbs | agonise | cause to agonize |
| agonize, agonise | suffer agony or anguish | |
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