LekhoriLekhoriExtreme pain.
When the weight fell on her foot, she cried out in agony.
The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (often capitalized).
And being in an agonie, he prayed more earneſtly,[…].
Violent contest or striving.
The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations.
14th century, via Old French and Latin from Ancient Greek ἀγωνία (agōnía, “emulation, competition, struggle”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”). Specifically of the struggle that precedes death (mortal ago...
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