| n. | 1. | Violent contest or striving. |
| 2. | Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane. | |
| 3. | Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion. | |
| 4. | The last struggle of life; death struggle. | |
| 5. |
| Noun | 1. | agony - intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" |
| 2. | agony - a state of acute pain Synonyms: excruciation, suffering |
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