agony

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγωνία (agōnía, “emulation, competition, struggle”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).

Pronunciation

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(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɡə.niː/

Noun

agony (countable and uncountable, plural agonies)

Violent contest or striving.
- 1849, Thomas Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II, Chapter 10
  The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations.
Extreme pain
- 1611, King James Version, Luke xxii. 44.
  Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly.
(biblical) The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
With cries and agonies of wild delight. (Can we date this quote by Alexander Pope?)
The last struggle of life; death struggle.

Synonyms

anguish, torment, throe, distress, pang, suffering
See also Thesaurus:agony

Antonyms

(extreme pain): ecstasy

Related terms

Translations

violent contest or striving

Chinese:
Mandarin: 苦恼 (zh), 烦闷 (zh)
Dutch: doodsangst (nl) f, doodsstrijd (nl) m, agonie (nl) f
Finnish: kamppailu (fi), taistelu (fi), taistelu (fi)
French: agonie (fr) f
German: Qual (de) f, Todeskampf (de) m
Icelandic: kvöl (is) n, þjáning (is) f

Italian: agonia (it) f
Portuguese: agonia (pt) f
Romanian: agonie (ro) f
Russian: аго́ния (ru) f (agónija)
Spanish: agonía (es) f
Swedish: kval (sv)
Volapük: letod

extreme pain of mind or body

Bulgarian: мъки (bg) (mǎki), гърчене (bg) (gǎrčene), агония (bg) (agonija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 极大的痛苦
Dutch: ondraaglijke pijn
Esperanto: angoro (eo), dolorego
Finnish: tuska (fi)
French: agonie (fr) f, angoisse (fr) f
German: Agonie (de) f, Qual (de) f, Pein (de) f
Greek: οδύνη (el) f (odýni), μαρτύριο (el) n (martýrio)
Icelandic: kvöl (is) n, þjáning (is) f
Italian: dolore (it) f (pain), angoscia (it) f (of mind)
Kurdish:
Sorani: ژان‎ (ku) (jan)

Manx: aaghaer m, angaaish m, ard-phian m
Maori: mamae inati
Mirandese: agonie f
Portuguese: agonia (pt) f
Romanian: agonie (ro) f, suferință (ro) f
Russian: страда́ние (ru) n (stradánije)
Spanish: agonía (es) f, angustia (es) f
Swahili: dhiki (sw)
Swedish: vånda (sv) c
Turkish: acı (tr), ızdırap (tr), kıvranma (tr)
Volapük: letod

paroxysm of joy

Chinese:
Mandarin: （感情的）迸发
Finnish: huuma (fi)
German: Freudenausbruch m

Italian: parossismo (it) m
Russian: вы́плеск эмо́ций m (výplesk emócij) (colloquial)
Turkish: kıvranma (tr)

last struggle of life

Bulgarian: агония (bg) (agonija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 临死的挣扎
Dutch: doodsstrijd (nl) m, agonie (nl) f
Finnish: kuolinkamppailu (fi), agonia (fi)
French: agonie (fr) f
Georgian: აგონია (agonia)
German: Agonie (de) f, Todeskampf (de) m
Greek: επιθανάτια αγωνία f (epithanátia agonía)

Italian: agonia (it) f
Kazakh: жанталас (jantalas)
Ngazidja Comorian: kongoo
Portuguese: agonia (pt) f
Romanian: agonie (ro) f
Russian: аго́ния (ru) f (agónija)
Spanish: agonía (es) f
Swedish: dödskamp c
Turkish: kıvranma (tr), can çekişme

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Telugu: ^{(please verify)} బాధ (te) (bādha)

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