English noun: agony | |||
1. | agony (feeling) intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain | ||
Samples | An agony of doubt. The torments of the damned. | ||
Synonyms | torment, torture | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hurt, suffering | ||
2. | agony (state) a state of acute pain | ||
Synonyms | excruciation, suffering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hurting, pain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Passion, Passion of Christ, throe | ||