agony

agony

agony (plural agonies)

1. Violent contest or striving.

   The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. —Thomas Babington Macaulay.

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.

   Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. —Luke xxii. 44.

3. Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.

   With cries and agonies of wild delight. —Alexander Pope.

4. The last struggle of life; death struggle.

	agonia
	violent contest or striving
	The last struggle of life
	Great pain or suffering.

	angoscia
	extreme pain of mind or body

	dolore
	extreme pain of mind or body

	parossismo
	paroxysm of joy

agonìa

angoscia mortale

calvario

croce

martirio

sofferenza

spasimo

supplizio

tormento

tortura

Altri significati:

Violent contest or striving.

The last struggle of life; death struggle.

Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.

trouble(s)

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.

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