agony
14th century, via Old French and Latin from Old Greek ἀγωνία, from ἀγών.
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14th century, via Old French and Latin from Old Greek ἀγωνία, from ἀγών.
The sense of "extreme pain" from c.
Pronunciation- (America) IPA: /ˈæ.ɡə.niː/
agony
- The last struggle of life; death struggle.
- Extreme pain.
- (Bible) The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
- 1611, King James Version, Luke xxii. 44.
- Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly.
- 1611, King James Version, Luke xxii. 44.
- 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.
- 1849, Thomas Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II, Chapter 10
- Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
- 1725, Homer; [Alexander Pope], transl., “Book X”, in The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume III, London: Printed for Bernard Lintot, OCLC 8736646 ↗:
- With cries and agonies of wild delight.
- (extreme pain) ecstasy
- French: agonie
- German: Qual, Todeskampf
- Italian: agonia
- Portuguese: agonia
- Russian: аго́ния
- Spanish: agonía
- French: agonie, angoisse
- German: Agonie, Qual, Pein
- Italian: dolore (pain), angoscia (of mind)
- Portuguese: agonia
- Russian: страда́ние
- Spanish: agonía, angustia
- German: Freudenausbruch
- Italian: parossismo
- Russian: вы́плеск эмо́ций
- French: agonie
- German: Agonie, Todeskampf
- Italian: agonia
- Portuguese: agonia
- Russian: аго́ния
- Spanish: agonía
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