WORD: AGONY
MEANING:
1.
a. The suffering of intense physical or mental pain: The injured soldier writhed in agony.
b. An instance of such suffering: the agonies of adolescence.
2. A sudden or intense emotion: "Jones then fell upon his knees, and kissed her hand in an agony of joy" (Henry Fielding).
3. A violent, intense struggle, especially the struggle that precedes death.
4. pain, torture, suffering
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. an agony of doubt
2. We suffered the agony of watching him burn to death.
PRONOUNCE:
ag·o·ny - ऐगनी
LINK: AGONY
MEANING:
1.
a. The suffering of intense physical or mental pain: The injured soldier writhed in agony.
b. An instance of such suffering: the agonies of adolescence.
2. A sudden or intense emotion: "Jones then fell upon his knees, and kissed her hand in an agony of joy" (Henry Fielding).
3. A violent, intense struggle, especially the struggle that precedes death.
4. pain, torture, suffering
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. an agony of doubt
2. We suffered the agony of watching him burn to death.
PRONOUNCE:
ag·o·ny - ऐगनी
LINK: AGONY
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