agony
11agony */ — UK [ˈæɡənɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms agony : singular agony plural agonies 1) great pain in agony: William fell to the ground, writhing in agony. 2) a strong and unpleasant feeling, especially great worry or sadness agony of:… …
12agony — n. 1) to experience, feel agony 2) to prolong the agony 3) acute, deep, great, indescribable, untold; mortal agony 4) in agony (in great agony) * * * [ ægənɪ] deep feel agony great indescribable mortal agony …
13agony — ag|o|ny [ˈægəni] n plural agonies [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: agonia, from Greek, trouble, great anxiety , from agon competition for a prize ] 1.) very severe pain ▪ the agony of arthritis in agony ▪ I was i …
14agony — ag|o|ny [ ægəni ] noun count or uncount * 1. ) great pain: in agony: William fell to the ground, writhing in agony. 2. ) a strong and unpleasant feeling, especially extreme worry or sadness: agony of: She had to go through the agony of leaving… …
15agony — noun (C, U) 1 very severe pain: the agony of arthritis | be in agony: The poor guy was in agony. | be agony spoken: It was agony having my wisdom teeth out. 2 a very sad, difficult, or unpleasant situation: It was agony not knowing if she would… …
16agony — 01. She was in [agony] because of her cancer and simply wanted to die. 02. The injured horse was in [agony], so the farmer shot it. 03. She suffered an [agonizing] death when she was caught in the machinery at the factory. 04. We [agonized] for… …
17agony — [14] Agony is one of the more remote relatives of that prolific Latin verb agere (see AGENT). Its ultimate source is the Greek verb ágein ‘lead’, which comes from the same Indo European root as agere. Related to ágein was the Greek noun agón,… …
18agony — [[t]æ̱gəni[/t]] agonies N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Agony is great physical or mental pain. A new machine may save thousands of animals from the agony of drug tests... They sat and listened as she called out in agony... As a young man he suffered… …
19agony — [14] Agony is one of the more remote relatives of that prolific Latin verb agere (see AGENT). Its ultimate source is the Greek verb ágein ‘lead’, which comes from the same Indo European root as agere. Related to ágein was the Greek noun agón,… …
20agony — n. (pl. ies) 1 extreme mental or physical suffering. 2 a severe struggle. Phrases and idioms: agony aunt colloq. a person (esp. a woman) who answers letters in an agony column. agony column colloq. 1 a column in a newspaper or magazine offering… …
