Agony

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1. Noun

Violent contest or striving.

2. Noun

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. Noun

Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.

4. Noun

The last struggle of life; death struggle.

5. Noun

a state of acute pain
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

6. Noun

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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