agony

noun (agony, agonies)

«agony» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Very great pain of the body. tree →
Very great worry or sadness of the mind. tree →
(informal) Something very annoying or hard: «The waiting was agony!» tree →

In the lessons

In stories and medicine it shows strong pain; in everyday talk people exaggerate («Maths homework is agony»). Phrases: «in agony», «agony aunt» (UK: someone who answers readers' problems in a magazine), «the agony of waiting».

Examples

He was in agony after breaking his arm. tree →
Waiting for the results was agony. tree →
The agony of losing the final stayed with her. tree →
Call for help if someone is in agony. tree →
My new shoes were agony on the long walk. tree →
The magazine has an agony aunt. tree →
A cry of agony escaped from him; he struggled to get free, and tottered from her. tree →

Note

Usually uncountable. Adjective: agonising (UK) / agonizing (US). Stronger than «pain».

In Jewish tradition

Examples

And he said unto me: Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me, for the agony hath taken hold of me; because my life is just yet in me. (Prophets 2SA.1.9, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Usually uncountable. Adjective: agonising (UK) / agonizing (US). Stronger than «pain».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «agony» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«agony» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «agony» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«agony» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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